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A v B plc is a 2003 case in English law in which a Premiership footballer sought an injunction to prevent a Sunday newspaper from publishing details of his extra-marital affair. The Court of Appeal granted a temporary injunction against publication. The case established that it is not for the press to show a public interest in publication but for the applicant to show why a free press should be overborne.

Lord Woolf remarked in the case "Where an individual is a public figure he is entitled to have his privacy respected. A public figure is entitled to a private life" but a celebrity "should recognise that because of his public position he must expect and accept that his actions will be more closely scrutinised by the media."

See also

• Privacy in English law

References

1. Davis, Howard , Human rights and civil liberties, p200
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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