Richard v British Broadcasting Corpn

Subject Matter

HUMAN RIGHTS — Respect for private life — Interference with — Freedom of expression — Police force investigating well-known entertainer in relation to allegation of sexual abuse — Police giving broadcaster advance notice of search of entertainer’s home — Broadcaster televising search — Police bringing no charges against entertainer — Whether entertainer having reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to investigation — Whether private quality of information about investigation changing following receipt by broadcaster — Whether entertainer’s privacy rights engaged — Whether of greater weight than broadcaster’s right to freedom of expression — Whether broadcaster breaching entertainer’s privacy rights — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 10

[2018] EWHC 1837 (Ch); [2019] Ch 169; [2018] 3 WLR 1715; [2019] 2 All ER 105; The Times, 23 July 2018; [2018] WLR (D) 457, Ch D

Commentary

Judiciary website
Sir Cliff Richard OBE -v- BBC Executive summary (PDF)

Rights Info
Is Sir Cliff Richard’s Court Victory A Game Changer For The Media? Case comment

Inforrm's blog
Cliff Richard judgment a new shift in legal balance between free speech and privacy Case comment

Privacy Cliff’s courageous battle with the BBC brings the right outcome Case comment

UK Human Rights Blog
Sir Cliff v BBC: A new era for police investigations? Case comment

Inforrm's blog
Why Sir Cliff Richard’s case was wrongly decided Case comment

Cearta.ie
Cliff Richard v BBC – Part I – Police investigations and reasonable expectations of privacy Case comment

Cliff Richard v BBC – Part II – Media speech and publication in the public interest Case comment

Lawyer 2B
Why Cliff Richard’s claim against the BBC succeeded Case comment

Inforrm's blog
Upholding celebrities’ privacy and problematising news media claims to freedom of expression: Sir Cliff Richard v BBC Case comment

Why Sir Cliff Richard’s case was rightly decided: Part 1: Reasonable expectation of privacy Case comment

New Law Journal
Privacy matters 168 NLJ 7803, p 8

Inforrm's Blog
Reputation beyond Defamation Case comment

BBC Media Centre
Sir Cliff Richard v BBC - Appeal Decision Press release and letter to Attorney General