Complaint was made about the publication of photographs of the survivor of conjoined twins who was only one year old. The photographs were taken in a street in Malta but followed the earlier publication of photographs and press articles based on interviews which the child’s parents gave in order to raise money for her care.
Held: The photograph constituted at most a minimal breach of the right to privacy given the innocuous nature of the photographs and the fact that they would not enable the reader to make a subsequent identification of the child. The court doubted whether Article. 8 was engaged at all given the public nature of the area where they were taken.
Judges:
Connell J
Citations:
Unreported, 19 October 2001
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Cited by:
Cited – Murray v Express Newspapers Plc and Another ChD 7-Aug-2007
The claimant, now aged four and the son of a famous author, was photographed by use of a long lens, but in a public street. He now sought removal of the photograph from the defendant’s catalogue, and damages for breach of confidence.
Held: The . .
Cited – Murray v Big Pictures (UK) Ltd; Murray v Express Newspapers CA 7-May-2008
The claimant, a famous writer, complained on behalf of her infant son that he had been photographed in a public street with her, and that the photograph had later been published in a national newspaper. She appealed an order striking out her claim . .
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Media, Human Rights
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.258629