ZXC v Bloomberg LP

ZXC v Bloomberg LP

The claimant is unlikely to succeed at trial in establishing a reasonable expectation of privacy or entitlement to relief under the Data Protection Act 1998, as the defendant's Article 10 rights and journalistic exemption outweigh the claimant's Article 8 rights.

Parties
Claimant: ZXC; Defendant: Bloomberg LP
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interim Injunction Application
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
Misuse of Private Information, Freedom of Expression, Data Protection Act 1998, Interim Injunctions, Article 8 ECHR, Article 10 ECHR
Media Law Privacy Law Data Protection Misuse of Private Information Freedom of Expression Data Protection Act 1998 Interim Injunctions Article 8 ECHR +1 more

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Parties

ZXC

Claimant

Bloomberg LP

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interim Injunction Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy in information published by Bloomberg LP
  2. 2 Whether the claimant is entitled to an interim injunction requiring removal of the article
  3. 3 Whether the Data Protection Act 1998 entitles the claimant to removal of the article

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant is unlikely to succeed at trial in establishing a reasonable expectation of privacy or entitlement to relief under the Data Protection Act 1998, as the defendant's Article 10 rights and journalistic exemption outweigh the claimant's Article 8 rights.

Court Disposition

Application refused