Hearings
England & Wales
11 Jan 2001 [2001] Ch 685; [2001] 2 WLR 967; [2001] 2 All ER 370; [2002] 2 All ER 370, Ch D (Sir Andrew Morritt V-C)
18 Jul 2001 [2001] EWCA Civ 1142; [2002] Ch 149; [2001] 3 WLR 1368; [2001] 4 All ER 666, CA
Ashdown v Telegraph Group Ltd
Subject Matter
COPYRIGHT — Infringement — Defence — Freedom of expression — Newspaper articles using extracts from copyright owner's work — Whether copyright law restricting right to freedom of expression more than necessary in democratic society — Whether facts of individual cases to be examined to assess whether protection of freedom of expression requiring additional defences — Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, ss 30(1)(2), 171 — Human Rights Act 1998, s 12, Sch 1, Pt I, art 10
[2001] Ch 685; [2002] Ch 149; [2001] 2 WLR 967; [2001] 3 WLR 1368
Appellate History
Ashdown v Telegraph Group Ltd [2001] Ch 685; [2001] 2 WLR 967; [2001] 2 All ER 370; [2002] 2 All ER 370, Ch D
Decision of Sir Andrew Morritt V-C affirmed on different grounds
Ashdown v Telegraph Group Ltd [2001] EWCA Civ 1142; [2002] Ch 149; [2001] 3 WLR 1368; [2001] 4 All ER 666, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Privacy, Freedom of Expression and Injunctions - Article 10
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