Supreme Court privacy ruling to protect suspects in criminal investigations

In commenting on the ruling, Privacy and Media law partner Hanna Basha said that it is “an unpopular decision for the media”. She added that it is “a welcome decision for those suspected of crimes” as suspects who are subsequently not charged will “no longer have a reputational cloud hanging over their heads simply because of the investigation”.  Hanna’s comments appeared in the FT.com, the Guardian and the Evening Standard on 16 February and on page 2 of the Financial Times on 17 February and are reproduced below with kind permission.

https://www.ft.com/content/09424370-fc96-4320-83b6-dd20f2ed0ccb

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/16/bloomberg-loses-uk-supreme-court-case-on-privacy

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/supreme-court-bloomberg-zxc-businessman-media-privacy-b982840.html

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ruling-that-will-shield-wealthy-crime-suspects-is-condemned-xkctwdvj6

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/judges-landmark-privacy-ruling-protect-125421574.html

https://www.law360.com/corporate-crime-uk/articles/1465812/bloomberg-ban-boosts-suspects-hand-in-privacy-fights

https://www.techregister.co.uk/bloomberg-loses-uk-court-case-on-suspects-right-to-privacy/

https://thehitc.com/bloomberg-loses-uk-court-case-on-suspects-right-to-privacy/

https://techly360.in/2022/02/bloomberg-loses-uk-court-case-on-suspects-right-to-privacy/

https://news.fr-24.com/nouvelles/948424.html

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