“…de some particular defamatory detail (the kind of case relied on in the written argument, which cites Lord Dyson’s observations in Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11 [2012] 2 AC 273 [194]). To get this complaint off the ground Mr Sivier has to explain how “editorial judgment” could have had some bearing on whether it was re…”
“…s 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 by Lord Bingham was a broad one: “matters relating to the public life of the commun…”
“…s [2002] UKPC 31[2003], 1 AC 300, Jameel (Mohammed) and anor v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44, [2007] 1 AC 359 and Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11, [2012] 2 AC 273, were of relevance to the interpretation of section 4. Though the point was uncontroversial before us, in my view, this is the correct approac…”