Another day, another “super-injunction” in the U.K. Michael Seamark reports: A married TV star has won a court gagging order to prevent details of his private life being published. The celebrity, who has a huge public profile, has obtained an injunction stopping his ex-wife writing about their relationship and claims that they had a sexual…
Category: Non-U.S.
AU: Make me famous! Respect my privacy!
Tim Dick writes: No Demi Moore in an Australian witness box this week – damn those settlements on the courthouse steps – which means no possibility for another clue of what the judiciary thinks about this idea of being able to sue for a breach of privacy. But while celebrity litigants might take their settlements…
Irish version of Google’s Street View to go live today
Pamela Duncan reports: The Irish version of Google’s Street View project is due to go live today, allowing internet users to view Irish cities on their home computer screens. The service is to be launched by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin later today at Google’s European headquarters based in Barrow Street in Dublin. Read more…
Boy wins right to challenge PSNI “Operation Exposure”
As a follow-up to a case mentioned on this site yesterday, and as BBC reports: A 14-year-old boy has won permission to challenge a police decision to publish his photograph in an investigation into street violence in Londonderry. A High Court judge ruled on Wednesday that there was an arguable case that using his image…