March - 2022

Soriano v Forensic News LLC & ors [2021]

Introduction The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others has become the first appellate decision to test the territorial reach of Article 3 under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Walter Soriano sought the court’s permission under the UK Civil Procedure Rules to serve against the news organisation and journalists, who were all domiciled in the US. The Court of Appeal looked at all the claims and unanimously allowed the claimant’s appeal to serve hi

ZXC v Bloomberg [2022] – The Supreme Court delivers another blow to the British media

Overview The Supreme Court has ruled against Bloomberg in a landmark privacy decision that will make it more difficult for British media outlets to publish information about individuals subject to criminal investigations. In a unanimous judgment delivered by the Supreme Court, it was decided that in general, a person under criminal investigation has, prior to being charged, a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of information relating to that investigation. Backgroun