Attorney General V Guardian Newspapers Ltd
| Attorney General v Observer Ltd | |
|---|---|
| Court | House of Lords |
| Full case name | Attorney General v Observer Ltd; Attorney General v Times Newspapers Ltd (No.2); Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No.2) |
| Date decided | 13 October 1988 |
| Transcript(s) | Full text of the judgment |
Attorney General v Observer Ltd 1 AC 109 is an important English tort law case on breach of confidentiality. On the novel facts of a spy's publication of secret information, it also raised questions of the interests of public policy and freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights.
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