RPC victorious in privacy cases

City law firm RPC has won two major privacy cases this week, leading the firm to claim a 'better balance' now exists in privacy rights and freedom of speech.

In the first case, partner Keith Mathieson and senior associate Nick Wilcox acted for Associated Newspapers in the Court of Appeal in a privacy case involving the young daughter of a high-profile UK politician in AAA v Associated Newspapers.

According to a statement, RPC successfully argued that the Daily Mail did not infringe a child’s right to privacy when it published information revealing that the child’s father is a leading married politician.

Anonymity

In the second case RPC acted for Associated Newspapers Limited, Times Newspapers Limited, Newsgroup Newspapers Limited and MGN Limited in a High Court case lifting the anonymity order which had prevented the media from naming a notorious child murderer, David McGreavy.

RPC argued on behalf of the media organisations that public interest in McGreavy’s crime outweighed the need for an anonymity order to protect his safety.

RPC partner Keith Mathieson commented: ‘Privacy law has developed at great speed over the last few years. It's been a privilege to have been involved in many of the cases that are shaping the law.

‘After a long period when UK privacy law has been weighted too heavily in favour of the individual’s right to privacy, we’re now seeing a better balance of privacy rights and rights of free speech.’

RPC victorious in privacy cases

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