Abstract
The Supreme Court has recently confirmed that as a general rule a person under criminal investigation has, prior to being charged, a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of information relating to that investigation. The Supreme Court stressed that this was only a general rule, or legitimate starting point, rather than a legal presumption, the finding of expectation being fact dependent. However, many fear that it will have a chilling effect on press freedom, and that it will skew the balance between privacy and free speech in this area
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 95-110 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Coventry Law Journal |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 16 Aug 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2022 |
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Keywords
- Criminal investigations
- Journalism
- Misuse of private information
- Privacy
- Right to respect for private and family life
