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BBC v HarperCollins Publishers Limited [2010] EWHC 2424 (Ch)

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:13

Judgement for the case BBC v HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Table Of Contents

  • Person who played the Stig on Top Gear wanted to publish autobiography.

  • BBC sued publishers alleging breach of confidence.

  • Defendant claimed there was no breach as information had already been made public through widespread press speculation as to identity of the Stig.

Held

  • Identity of Stig was so generally accessible that it could no longer be regarded as confidential.

  • This because press coverage went well beyond mere speculation as to Stig’s identity

    • Rather the statements as to Stig’s identity by press would be understood by public as statements of fact

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