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Media law

Cynthia Nkiruka Tooley v Associated Newspapers Ltd

The application was dismissed because the claimant failed to establish that Guardian News & Media Ltd was mixed up in, or facilitated, the alleged wrongdoing. The Guardian was merely a recipient of information and did not publish or otherwise participate in the wrongdoing. As the third condition for a Norwich Pharmacal order was not met, the court's discretion did not arise.

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  • Norwich pharmacal orders
  • Journalistic source protection
  • Breach of confidence
  • Misuse of private information
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Privacy

Lee Feldman & Anor v Gambling Commission

The High Court dismissed claims that a 2023 RNS and a 2024 statement misused private information or breached confidence in a Gambling Commission regulatory context.

  • Misuse of private information
  • Breach of confidence
  • Publicity code
  • Regulatory investigations
  • Section 116 review
  • Damages
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Defamation

Nikoletta Read v Claudio di Giovanni & Ors

The claimant failed to meet the threshold for interim injunctive relief under s12(3) HRA for misuse of private information, libel, malicious falsehood, and harassment due to insufficient evidence of serious harm, lack of urgency, and delay. The bulk of any damage had already occurred, and there was no real risk of further harm pending trial. Therefore, the application for an interim injunction was refused.

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  • Interim injunctions
  • Libel
  • Misuse of private information
  • Malicious falsehood
  • Harassment
  • Delay
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Data protection [2026] EWHC 1022 (KB)

Secake & Ors v Shared Services Connected Ltd (Rev1)

Secake & Ors v Shared Services Connected Ltd (Rev1) [2026] EWHC 1022 (KB) (30 April 2026)

The High Court refused a class-based anonymity order in a 2,502-claimant data breach claim, finding the evidence too general and speculative to displace open justice.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Open justice
  • Gdpr
  • Data breach
  • Civil litigation procedure
  • Anonymity-orders
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Data protection

Lepani Secake & Ors v Shared Services Connected Ltd

The High Court refused a 2,502-claimant application for anonymity in a data breach claim, holding the evidence was too general to justify departing from open justice.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Open justice
  • Gdpr
  • Data breach
  • Civil litigation procedure
  • Anonymity-orders
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Data protection [2026] EWCA Civ 488

RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd & Anor

RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 488 (21 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal held that consent under GDPR and PECR is an objective concept and that the High Court erred by treating the claimant’s gambling vulnerability as vitiating consent.

  • Consent under gdpr and pecr
  • Objective vs subjective consent
  • Direct marketing
  • Cookies and personal data processing
  • Vulnerability and autonomy in consent
  • Remittal for further consideration
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Data protection

RTM v Bonne Terre Limited & Anor

Court of Appeal holds that consent under GDPR and PECR is assessed objectively, not by an individual’s subjective state of mind, and allows the appeal.

  • Consent under gdpr
  • Cookies and direct marketing
  • Procedural fairness
  • Objective vs subjective consent
  • Profiling and data processing
  • Vulnerability and autonomy
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Data protection

ZAB v Persons Unknown

The High Court continued an interim injunction over exfiltrated confidential data, upheld claimant anonymity, and validated alternative email service.

  • Ransomware
  • Breach of confidence
  • Anonymity orders
  • Alternative service
  • Interim injunctions
  • Open justice
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Civil procedure [2026] EWHC 669 (KB)

ZAB v Persons Unknown

ZAB v Persons Unknown [2026] EWHC 669 (KB) (19 March 2026)

The High Court continued an interim injunction after a ransomware exfiltration, allowed retrospective alternative service by email, abridged time, and continued anonymity.

  • Ransomware
  • Breach of confidence
  • Alternative service
  • Anonymity orders
  • Open justice
  • Directions to conclude claim
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Civil procedure [2026] EWHC 243 (KB)

Read v Claudio di Giovanni & Ors

Read v Claudio di Giovanni & Ors [2026] EWHC 243 (KB) (09 February 2026)

High Court refused an interim injunction in a claim over alleged blackmail, defamation, privacy misuse and harassment, finding the threshold tests unmet and delay significant.

  • Interim injunctions
  • Libel
  • Malicious falsehood
  • Misuse of private information
  • Harassment
  • Threshold for injunctive relief
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