The Weekly Law Reports
[2000] 3 WLR 625
[HOUSE OF LORDS]
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Respondent
and
BLAKE
JONATHAN CAPE LTD.
Appellant
Third Party
2000 March 7,
8,
9;
July 27
July 27
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn and Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough
Confidential Information
— Breach of confidence
— Public interest
— Former Crown servant convicted of espionage publishing autobiography
— Use of information acquired in course of service as secret intelligence officer
— Breach of undertaking not to disclose information without consent
— Information no longer confidential or secret
— Whether fiduciary duty owed to Crown not to use position so as to generate personal profit
— Whether royalties and other payments recoverable by Crown
— Whether Crown entitled to restitutionary damages for breach of contract
Attorney-General
— Powers and duties
— Public interest
— Enforcement of criminal law
— Whether Attorney-General entitled to injunction in public interest