Hearings
England & Wales
20 Dec 2001 [2001] EWCA Civ 2081; [2002] QB 1334; [2002] 3 WLR 405; [2003] 3 All ER 943, CA
16 Oct 2003 [2003] UKHL 53; [2004] 2 AC 406; [2003] 3 WLR 1137; [2003] 4 All ER 969, HL(E)
Wainwright v Home Office
Subject Matter
STATUTE — Retroactive effect — Conduct occurring before statute in force — Whether statutory provision on which claim founded having retrospective effect — Human Rights Act 1998, s 3(1)
[2002] QB 1334; [2002] 3 WLR 405
TORT — Cause of action — Intentional infliction of harm — Visitors to prison strip-searched for drugs — Distress and humiliation inflicted — Whether infringement of right to respect for private life — Whether cause of action
[2002] QB 1334; [2004] 2 AC 406; [2002] 3 WLR 405; [2003] 3 WLR 1137
Appellate History
Wainwright v Home Office [2001] EWCA Civ 2081; [2002] QB 1334; [2002] 3 WLR 405; [2003] 3 All ER 943, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
Wainwright v Home Office [2003] UKHL 53; [2004] 2 AC 406; [2003] 3 WLR 1137; [2003] 4 All ER 969, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Exceptional Cases - Privacy: new or extended torts
37.39
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Course of conduct 88.22
Articles of the Convention Incorporated into the Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 8: right to respect for private and family life 91.24
Privacy, Freedom of Expression and Injunctions - Article 8 91.55