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Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No2); Observer Ltd; Times Newspapers Ltd   flag  51

[1988] UKHL 6; [1988] 3 All ER 545; [1988] 2 WLR 805
House of Lords
United Kingdom
13th October, 1988

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Hosking v Runting [2004] NZCA 34; [2005] 1 NZLR 1; (2004) 7 HRNZ 3001 Court of Appeal of New Zealand New Zealand 25 Mar 2004 NZLII flag 201
Western Australia v Godbold [2022] WADC 112 District Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 18 Nov 2022 AustLII flag 1
"Appendix 3 - List of Leading Cases of United Kingdom" [2011] NLUDLRS 8 Editors India circa 2011 LIIofIndia flag
Gotha City v Sotheby's [1997] EWCA Civ 1897; [1998] 1 WLR 114 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 19 Jun 1997 BAILII flag 32
Popeye Holdco Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v Intermediate Capital Asia Pacific 2008 GP Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 408; (2018) 125 ACSR 108 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 27 Mar 2018 AustLII flag 5
Acohs Pty Ltd v RA Bashford Consulting Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 352 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 May 1997 AustLII flag 2
A-One Accessory Imports Pty Ltd, Noel Bruce Rogers and Stephen Arthur Bennett v Off Road Imports Pty Ltd, Ross Bartley King and Julie Robyn King [1996] FCA 1450 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 May 1996 AustLII flag
Smith Kline and French Laboratories (Aust) Ltd v Secretary, Department of Community Services and Health [1990] FCA 151 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 May 1990 AustLII flag 1
Vivid Entertainment LLC v Digital Sinema Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FMCA 748 Federal Magistrates Court of Australia Australia 24 Aug 2007 AustLII flag 2
Kruger v Commonwealth [1997] HCA 27; (1997) 190 CLR 1; (1997) 146 ALR 126; (1997) 71 ALJR 991; (1997) 13 Leg Rep 2 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 31 Jul 1997 AustLII flag 688
Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [1997] HCA 25; (1997) 189 CLR 520; (1997) 8 FLR 216; (1997) 145 ALR 96; (1997) 71 ALJR 818; [1997] Aust Torts Reports 81-434; 2 BHRC 513; (1997) 2 CHRLD 231; (1997) 10 Leg Rep 2 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Jul 1997 AustLII flag 1222
Cunliffe v The Commonwealth [1994] HCA 44; (1994) 182 CLR 272; (1994) 124 ALR 120; (1994) 68 ALJR 791 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 12 Oct 1994 AustLII flag 374
Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd [1994] HCA 46; (1994) 182 CLR 104; (1994) 124 ALR 1; (1994) 68 ALJR 713; [1994] Aust Torts Reports 81-297; 34 ALD 1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 12 Oct 1994 AustLII flag 669
Johns v Australian Securities Commission [1993] HCA 56; (1993) 178 CLR 408; 11 ACLC 1; 67 ALJR 850; 11 ACSR 467; 31 ALD 417; 116 ALR 567 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Oct 1993 AustLII flag 415
Dietrich v R [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292; (1992) 109 ALR 385; (1992) 67 ALJR 1; 64 A Crim R 176 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Nov 1992 AustLII flag 1607
Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills [1992] HCA 46; (1992) 177 CLR 1; (1992) 108 ALR 681; (1992) 66 ALJR 658; (1992) 44 IR 282 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Sep 1992 AustLII flag 933
Petronet LNG Ltd v Indian Petro Group - S 1102/2006 [2009] INDLHC 1366 High Court of Delhi India 13 Apr 2009 LIIofIndia flag
Personal Management Solutions Ltd v Brakes Bros Ltd [2014] EWHC 3495 (QB) High Court of England and Wales United Kingdom - England and Wales 24 Oct 2014 BAILII flag 2
Bayer CropScience Ltd v Stop Huntingdon Cruelty [2009] EWHC 3289 (QB) High Court of England and Wales United Kingdom - England and Wales 22 Dec 2009 BAILII flag 2
Fiji National Provident Fund Board v Fiji Television Ltd [2007] FJHC 177 High Court of Fiji Fiji 19 Oct 2007 PacLII flag
Department OF Health, Social Services & Personal Safety v Stacey [2004] NICh 6 High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland United Kingdom - Northern Ireland 22 Jun 2004 BAILII flag 1
Henderson v Walker [2019] NZHC 2184 High Court of New Zealand New Zealand 3 Sep 2019 NZLII flag 14
Berryman v Solicitor-General [2005] NZHC 1656; [2005] 3 NZLR 121 High Court of New Zealand New Zealand 3 May 2005 NZLII flag 3
Stepping Stones Nursery Ltd v Attorney-General HC New Plymouth CIV 2003-443-54 [2004] NZHC 1624 High Court of New Zealand New Zealand 18 May 2004 NZLII flag
Timor-Leste v Australia - Questions relating to the Seizure and Detention of Certain Documents and Data - Provisional Measures - Counter-Memorial of Australia: Volume I - Written Proceedings [2014] ICJTrans 60 International Court of Justice International 28 Jul 2014 WorldLII flag
M and G Centre for Invastigative Journalism NPC v National Director of Public Prcsecutions (37510/2012) [2016] ZAGPPHC 613 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 12 May 2016 SAFLII flag
Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee and Trowell [2009] WASAT 42 State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 13 Mar 2009 AustLII flag 32
Maharaj v Mandag Centre of Investigative Journalism NPC (844/2016) [2017] ZASCA 138; [2018] 1 All SA 369 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 29 Sep 2017 SAFLII flag 9
Maharaj v Mandag Centre of Investigative Journalism NPC (844/2016) [2017] ZASCA 138; [2018] 1 All SA 369 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 29 Sep 2017 SAFLII flag 9
Financial Mail (Pty) Ltd v Sage Holdings Ltd [1993] ZASCA 3; 1993 2 SA 451; [1993] 2 All SA 109 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 18 Feb 1993 SAFLII flag 40
Shreya Singhal v Uoi [2015] INSC 251 Supreme Court of India India 24 Mar 2015 LIIofIndia flag
Banjo, Bob v Southern Regional Health Authority and the Attorney General of Jamaica [2020] JMSC 191 Supreme Court of Jamaica Jamaica 9 Oct 2020 CommonLII flag
Cleary v Kocatekin [2012] NSWSC 364 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 18 Apr 2012 AustLII flag 1
Ingersoll-Rand (Australia) Ltd v Industrial Rollformers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 712 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 25 Jul 2000 AustLII flag 1
Hitchcock v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 198; [2000] Aust Torts Reports 81-550; [2000] Aust Contract Reports 90-108 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 21 Mar 2000 AustLII flag 5
Polynesian Ltd v Samoa Observer Co Ltd [1999] WSSC 41 Supreme Court of Samoa Samoa 19 Feb 1999 PacLII flag
Invenpro (M) Sdn Bhd v JCS Automation Pte Ltd [2014] SGHC 38 Supreme Court of Singapore - High Court Singapore 27 Feb 2014 AsianLII flag
Snell v Pryce [1990] NTSC 2; (1990) 99 FLR 213 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 15 Feb 1990 AustLII flag 3
Taione v Kingdom of Tonga [2004] TOSC 47 Supreme Court of Tonga Tonga 15 Oct 2004 PacLII flag 5
Kingdom of Tonga v Pohiva [1993] Tonga LR 25 Tonga 12 Jul 1993 PacLII flag 1
Tonga Development Bank v Pohiva [1992] Tonga LR 71 Tonga 30 Nov 1992 PacLII flag
Fiji National Provident Fund Board v Fiji Television Ltd [2007] FJLawRp 45 [2007] FLR 339 Australia 19 Oct 2007 PacLII flag
- Copyright and Contract [2002] Can Com R 17 Canada circa 2002 AustLII flag

Law Reform Reports Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author †  Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index
Keeping Secrets: The Protection of Classified and Security Sensitive Information [2004] ALRC 98 Australian Law Reform Commission Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author †  Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index
"Privacy and patient rights: does New Zealand need a right to informational privacy in the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights" (2013) 3 New Zealand Law Students Journal 88 Beattie, Samantha New Zealand circa 2013 NZLII flag
"How Does Australian Copyright Law Respond To Obscenity In An Era Of Digital Technology?" [2022] CanLawRw 4 (2022) 19 Canberra Law Review 52 Cripps, Mizcedes Australia circa 2022 AustLII flag
"Appendix 3 - List of Leading Cases of United Kingdom" [2011] NLUDLRS 8 Editors India circa 2011 LIIofIndia flag
"Freedom of Expression, Breach of Confidence and American Cyanamid" (1998) 8 (3) Auckland University Law Review 769 Hunter, Stephen M New Zealand circa 1998 NZLII flag
"Secrecy Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation" (1990) 19 Federal Law Review 49 McGinness, John Australia circa 1990 AustLII flag 6
"'Breach of Confidence' in Section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (CTH) and Clause 46 of the Freedom of Information Bill of Queensland" (1992) 4 (2) Bond Law Review 145 Mo, J S Australia circa 1992 AustLII flag
"Book review: Media Law in New Zealand" [2005] VUWLawRw 26 Price, Steven New Zealand circa 2005 NZLII flag
"Development of the Public Interest Defence to Breach of Confidence, The" (1999) 7 Waikato Law Review 165 Simes, Cheryl New Zealand circa 1999 NZLII flag
"Taking Youth Suicide Seriously: Disclosure of Information between School, Family and Health Professionals in New Zealand" [2001] VUWLawRw 16 Stewart, James G New Zealand circa 2001 NZLII flag
"Scarcity of Intellectual Property" [2005] JILT 1 T Ciro United Kingdom circa 2005 BAILII flag 1
"The Jurisdictional Basis, Elements and Remedies in the Action for Breach of Confidence - Uncertainty Abounds" (1993) 5 Bond Law Review 18 Tsaknis, Leo Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag 4
"Reflections on the Concept of "Property" with Particular Reference to Breach of Confidence" (1997) 8 (2) Auckland University Law Review 353 Wheeldon, Sheana New Zealand circa 1997 NZLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Constitution

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court †  Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index
Taione v Kingdom of Tonga [2004] TOSC 47 Supreme Court of Tonga Tonga 15 Oct 2004 PacLII flag 5
"Scarcity of Intellectual Property" [2005] JILT 1 T Ciro United Kingdom circa 2005 BAILII flag 1
"The Jurisdictional Basis, Elements and Remedies in the Action for Breach of Confidence - Uncertainty Abounds" (1993) 5 Bond Law Review 18 Tsaknis, Leo Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag 4
Snepp v United States 444 US 507; 62 L Ed 2d 704; 100 SCt 763 United States Supreme Court United States 14 Apr 1980 WorldLII flag 80
"Reflections on the Concept of "Property" with Particular Reference to Breach of Confidence" (1997) 8 (2) Auckland University Law Review 353 Wheeldon, Sheana New Zealand circa 1997 NZLII flag
Initial Services Ltd v Putterill [1968] 1 QB 396; [1967] 3 All ER 145; [1967] 3 WLR 1032 United Kingdom circa 1968 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 99
Kingdom of Tonga v Pohiva [1993] Tonga LR 25 Tonga 12 Jul 1993 PacLII flag 1
O Mustad & Son v S Allcock & Co Ltd and Dosen [1963] 3 All ER 416; [1964] 1 WLR 109; [1963] RPC 41 United Kingdom circa 1963 LexisNexis flag 40
Coco v AN Clark (Engineers) Ltd [1969] RPC 41; (1968) 1A IPR 587; [1968] FSR 415 United Kingdom circa 1968 LexisNexis AU flag 729
Peter Pan Manufacturing Corporation v Corsets Silhouette Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 96 United Kingdom circa 1969 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 2
Cranleigh Precision Engineering Ltd v Bryant [1965] 1 WLR 1293; [1966] RPC 81 United Kingdom circa 1965 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 44
Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd [1976] QB 752 United Kingdom circa 1976 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 79
Fiji National Provident Fund Board v Fiji Television Ltd [2007] FJLawRp 45 [2007] FLR 339 Australia 19 Oct 2007 PacLII flag
[1905] WN 122 [1905] WN 122 United Kingdom circa 1905 flag 5
Beloff v Pressdram Ltd [1973] 1 All ER 241; [1973] RPC 765 United Kingdom circa 1973 LexisNexis flag 70
Saltman Engineering Co Ltd v Campbell Engineering Co Ltd (1948) 65 RPC 203 circa 1948 272
Bile Bean Manufacturing Co v Davidson (1906) 23 RPC 725; 22 Eng Pr Cas 553 United Kingdom circa 1906 flag 11
Seager v Copydex Ltd [1967] 2 All ER 415; [1967] 1 WLR 923; [1967] RPC 349 United Kingdom circa 1967 LexisNexis flag 175
Francome v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [1984] 2 All ER 408; [1984] 1 WLR 892; (1984) 81 LSG 2225 United Kingdom circa 1984 LexisNexis flag 99
[1987] 2 WLR 805 [1987] 2 WLR 805 United Kingdom circa 1987 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 1
Lion Laboratories Ltd v Evans [1985] QB 526; [1984] 2 All ER 417; [1984] 3 WLR 539; (1984) 3 IPR 276 United Kingdom circa 1985 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 128
Terrapin Ltd v Builders ’ Supply Co (Hayes) Ltd [1967] RPC 375 circa 1967 64
Speed Seal Products Ltd v Paddington [1986] 1 All ER 91; [1985] 1 WLR 1327; [1986] FSR 309 United Kingdom circa 1986 LexisNexis flag 40
- Copyright and Contract [2002] Can Com R 17 Canada circa 2002 AustLII flag
Tonga Development Bank v Pohiva [1992] Tonga LR 71 Tonga 30 Nov 1992 PacLII flag

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