In re Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) – WLR Daily

Posted June 18th, 2009 in anonymity, human rights, law reports, privacy by sally

In re Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) [2009] UKHL 34; [2009] WLR (D) 192

“An order made by the House of Lords on an Attorney General’s reference in October 2000 prohibiting identification of the defendant, D, should now, on a balance of the defendant’s right to privacy under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the right of the media to freedom of expression and communication under art 10, be discharged.”

WLR Daily, 17th June 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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