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United Kingdom breach of confidenceinfringementprivacy

HRH Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers Ltd

[2006] EWHC 522 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division
Year2006
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Private journals disclosed in breach of an employee's contractual duty of confidence retain their confidential character, and a newspaper aware of that breach may be restrained for breach of confidence and copyright infringement even where the material touches on matters of public interest.

Area of Law

General

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