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breach of confidenceinfringementprivacy
HRH Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers Ltd
[2006] EWHC 522 (Ch)
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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