MGN LIMITED v. THE UNITED KINGDOM / ECHR

Notes

Date	18/01/2011
AppNr	39401/04
Body	Court (Fourth Section)
Type	Judgment (Merits)
Articles	10; 10-1; 10-2; 41
Violated / NonViolated	1010
Citations	810

Conclusions:

Just satisfaction reserved
No violation of Art. 10
Violation of Art. 10

Keywords:

(art. 10-1) freedom of expression
(art. 10-2) necessary in a democratic society
(art. 10-2) protection of the rights of others
margin of appreciation

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Fourth Section)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits)
Language	ENGLISH
Application Number	39401/04
Importance Level	1
Represented by	DAVENPORT LYONS
Respondent State	the United Kingdom
Date of Judgment	18/01/2011
Conclusion	No Violation of Art. 10 ; Violation of Art. 10 ; Just satisfaction reserved
Articles	10 ; 10-1 ; 10-2 ; 41
Separate Opinions	Yes
Strasbourg Case Law	Airey v. Ireland, 9 October 1979, § 26, Series A no. 32 ; Bladet Tromsø and Stensaas v. Norway [GC], no. 21980/93, ECHR 1999-III ; Blecic v. Croatia, no. 59532/00, § 64, 29 July 2004 ; Brecknell v. the United Kingdom, no. 32457/04, § 70, 27 November 2007 ; Campmany y Diez de Revenga and Lopez Galiacho Perona v. Spain (dec.), no. 54224/00, ECHR 2000-XII ; Chassagnou and Others v. France [GC], nos. 25088/94, 28331/95 and 28443/95, § 113, ECHR 1999-III ; De Haes and Gijsels v. Belgium, 24 February 1997, § 37, Reports 1997-I ; Designer's Guild Limited, cited at paragraph 97 above ; Evans v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 6339/05, § 68, ECHR 2007-IV ; Fressoz and Roire v. France [GC], no. 29183/95, § 54, ECHR 1999-I ; Golder v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1975, Series A no. 18 ; Goodwin v. the United Kingdom, 27 March 1996, § 39, Reports 1996-II ; Gutiérrez Suárez v. Spain, no. 16023/07, § 25, 1 June 2010 ; Hachette Filipacchi Associés v. France, no. 71111/01, ECHR 2007-VII ; Hatton and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 36022/97, § 97, ECHR 2003-VIII ; Independent News and Media and Independent Newspapers Ireland Limited v. Ireland, no. 55120/00, § 114, ECHR 2005-V (extracts) ; James and Others v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1986, Series A no. 98 ; Jersild v. Denmark, 23 September 1994, § 31, Series A no. 298 ; Julio Bou Gibert and El Hogar Y La Moda J.A. v. Spain (dec.), no. 14929/02, 13 May 2003 ; Lindon, Otchakovsky-Laurens and July v. France [GC], nos. 21279/02 and 36448/02, § 45, ECHR 2007-XI ; Observer and Guardian v. the United Kingdom, 26 November 1991, § 59, Series A no. 216 ; Pedersen and Baadsgaard v. Denmark [GC], no. 49017/99, § 78, ECHR 2004-XI ; Prisma Presse v. France (dec.), nos. 66910/01 and 71612/01, 1 July 2003 ; Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom, no. 68416/01, § 61, ECHR 2005-II ; Thorgeir Thorgeirson v. Iceland, 25 June 1992, § 63, Series A no. 239 ; Tolstoy Miloslavsky v. the United Kingdom, 13 July 1995, Series A no. 316-B, § 49 ; Velikovi and Others v. Bulgaria, nos. 43278/98, 45437/99, 48014/99, 48380/99, 51362/99, 53367/99, 60036/00, 73465/01 and 194/02, § 192, 15 March 2007 ; Von Hannover v. Germany, no. 59320/00, ECHR 2004-VI
External Sources	The Human Rights Act 1998 ; The Press Complaints Commission Code of Practice ; Access to Justice Act 1999 ; the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ; the Conditional Fee Arrangements Orders 1995 and 2000 ; Civil Procedure Rules 1988 ; Costs Practice Directions
Keywords	"(Art. 10-1) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" "(Art. 10-2) NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" "(Art. 10-2) PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS" "MARGIN OF APPRECIATION" PROPORTIONALITY

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