Breach of Confidence - NCTJ Essential Media Law
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- Created on: 22-12-19 14:43
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2. What does Section 10 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 do?
- Gives statutory protection to the public interest in allowing journalists to protect their sources.
- Compels journalists to always reveal their sources if asked to.
3. What was the outcome of the Watford Observer case?
- The injunction was lifted as there was a public interest in telling the workers of Sun Printers that they may lose their job and the information had an "insufficient quality of confidence" because much of the information about job losses was known.
- A permanent injunction was granted to prevent the Watford Observer publishing as there was no public interest in the workers knowing about potential job losses and the information was confidential.
4. If a permanent injunction is put in place who does it apply to?
- Everybody including the media and public
- Only the affected publisher
5. Which of the following is not an element of a breach of confidence claim?
- The information must be used in an unauthorised way in detriment of the party communicating it
- The information must have a necessary quality of confidence
- The information must be not disclosed to more than one individual
- The information must have been imparted in circumstances imposing an obligation of confidence
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