Misuse of private information in English law
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Misuse of private information in English law is a new tort
(civil offence) that English courts recognised in the case Campbell v. MGN Ltd.
Tort
A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a wrong that involves a breach of a civil duty owed to someone else. It is differentiated from a crime, which involves a breach of a duty owed to society in general...
(civil offence) that English courts recognised in the case Campbell v. MGN Ltd.
Campbell v. MGN Ltd.
Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [2004] was a House of Lords decision regarding human rights and privacy in English law.-Facts:Well-known model Naomi Campbell was photographed leaving a rehabilitation clinic, following public denials that she was a recovering drug addict...