“…t does not extend to matters which are purely “personal and private such that there is no public interest in their disclosure” (Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd [2001] 2 AC 127, 176-177 (Lord Bingham CJ), approved in Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11, [2012] 2 AC 273[33] (Lord Phillips)). But the overall criterion identified…”
“…nded the court of the canine analogy frequently referred to in disclosure cases and taken from the judgment of Lord Nicholls in Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd [2001] 2 AC 127 at p205, namely that the court should ‘above all’ have particular regard to the importance of freedom of expression: “The press discharges vital functions as a…”
“…action for defamation of publication on a matter of public interest. It is based on the existing common law defence established in Reynolds v Times Newspapers [[2001] 2 AC 127]and is intended to reflect the principles established in that case and in subsequent case law. Subsection (1) provides for the defence to be available in circu…”
“…mation, confidence, privacy, DPA and copyright cases) is necessarily a broad concept. As Lord Bingham explained in Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd [2000] EMLR, [2001] 2 AC 127 at pp.176-177 (in a passage cited by Lord Phillips in Flood v The Times [2002] UKSC 11, [2012] 2 AC 273 at [33]):…”