There are now numerous ways to provide for effective protection of an individual’s privacy and dignity against the excessive intrusions by national and local media as well as intrusions by the state. These may include pre-publication injunctions and court actions but also effective and robust communication with the media to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy.
Where you fear that the media may be threatening to disclose private and intrusive material, it is essential to take advice quickly. We have very considerable experience of all types of privacy, data protection and confidence claims not only in the UK but also throughout the world.
Where appropriate we can apply to court to seek to restrain threatened publications. Where private material has already been disclosed even on the internet and abroad, we may be able to obtain removal of the offending material, not just on Google/Yahoo search results but also the original offending websites. Our lawyers have been involved in some of the leading privacy actions over the last 20 years, including:
• Naomi Campbell v Mirror
• McKennitt v Ash
• Cherie and Tony Blair v Associated Newspaper
• Sienna Miller v News of the World,
• Margaret Ambler v Heather Mills-McCartney
• Ewan McGregor v Jason Fraser and Elliott Press
• Sean Bean v Associated Newspapers and many others which have been anonymised by the High Court.
We have also been involved in the leading harassment cases against paparazzi including Sienna Miller v Darryn Lyons and Big Pictures and Lily Allen v Big Pictures and others.
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