Journal article
Reporting police investigations, privacy rights and social stigma: Richard v BBC
- Abstract:
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In Richard v BBC, a media report revealing that the police were investigating a person in relation to alleged historic sex offence was found to violate the claimant’s expectation of privacy. The ruling is important in drawing new boundaries on what can be reported in relation to criminal investigations. This article examines the decision and considers its relationship with other areas of law. In particular, the decision showed an overlap with defamation in so far as injury to reputation was c...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Media Law Journal website
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 115-127
- Publication date:
- 2019-03-11
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-01-08
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1757-7640
- ISSN:
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1757-7632
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:987386
- UUID:
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uuid:a09fd0da-7da6-4db1-b3fd-8d5f90477307
- Local pid:
- pubs:987386
- Source identifiers:
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987386
- Deposit date:
- 2019-04-02
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- 2019
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