Ferdinand v MGN Ltd [2011] EWHC 2454 (QB)

The Article 10 interests of the publishers of a newspaper article about England football captain Rio Ferdinand’s extra-marital affair outweighed his Article 8 interests. Although the information concerned the Claimant’s private life and was protected by Article 8, publication of the article was justified in the public interest as the Claimant had portrayed himself as a ‘reformed’ character who no longer cheated on his long-term partner and his position as England captain meant that he was a person from whom many members of the public expected high standards of behaviour, on and off the pitch.

Court: High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) (England and Wales)
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