NT1 v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 67 (QB) (18 January 2018)

NT1 v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 67 (QB) (18 January 2018)

The application for reporting restrictions is adjourned to allow notice to be given to the media, as required for fairness and to ensure proper consideration of the balance between open justice and the claimants' privacy rights. An interim, limited reporting restriction order is made to preserve the status quo until the full application can be heard with media input.

Citation
[2018] EWHC 67
Parties
Claimant: NT1; Defendant: Google LLC; Claimant: NT2
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
18 January 2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Data Protection / Privacy / Pre Trial Review (ptr)
Outcome
Application for reporting restrictions adjourned; interim limited order granted.
Legal Topics
Right to Be Forgotten, Reporting Restrictions, Open Justice, Anonymity Orders, Freedom of Expression
Data Protection Privacy Law Media Law Human Rights Right to Be Forgotten Reporting Restrictions Open Justice Anonymity Orders +1 more

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Parties

NT1

Claimant

Google LLC

Defendant

NT2

Claimant

Procedural Posture

Civil Data Protection / Privacy / Pre Trial Review (ptr)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether reporting restrictions should be imposed to protect the anonymity of claimants seeking the right to be forgotten against Google.
  2. 2 How to balance the right to privacy with the principle of open justice and freedom of expression in the context of internet search results.

Ratio Decidendi

The application for reporting restrictions is adjourned to allow notice to be given to the media, as required for fairness and to ensure proper consideration of the balance between open justice and the claimants' privacy rights. An interim, limited reporting restriction order is made to preserve the status quo until the full application can be heard with media input.

Court Disposition

Application for reporting restrictions adjourned; interim limited order granted.

Orders

  • Interim s.11 Contempt of Court Act 1981 order prohibiting publication of claimants' names or identifying information until further order.
  • Full application for reporting restrictions to be relisted after notice to the media.