Associated Newspapers Ltd v United Kingdom

Subject Matter

HUMAN RIGHTS — Freedom of expression — Interference with — Art 10 — Disproportionate requirement that the applicant company, a media defendant, pay success fees of a claimant who had entered into a conditional fee arrangement with his legal representatives — Recoverability of After the Event (“ATE”) insurance premiums incurred by claimants in case-circumstances not disproportionate

(Application no. 37398/21); [2024] ECHR 857; The Times, 20 January 2025, ECtHR

Commentary

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