Newspaper – privilege against disclosure of source
Citations:
[1937] 3 All ER 133, [1937] 2 KB 690
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – British Steel Corporation v Granada Television Ltd HL 7-May-1980
The defendant had broadcast a TV programme using material confidential to the plaintiff, who now sought disclosure of the identity of the presumed thief.
Held: (Lord Salmon dissenting) The courts have never recognised a public interest right . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Defamation
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.193371
