United Kingdom misuse of private informationinfringementsummary judgment

HRH the Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd

[2021] EWHC 273 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division

Year2021

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the contents of a personal letter, and publishing large extracts of it is an unjustified misuse of private information and an infringement of copyright where the publisher has no realistic prospect of establishing a defence.

Area of Law

General

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