Christopher Hutcheson (previously known as KGM) v News Group Newspapers and ors
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Christopher Hutcheson v News Group Newspapers and ors [2011] EWCA Civ 808 is a 2011 privacy
case in which businessman Christopher Hutcheson attempted to prevent The Sun newspaper from publishing the fact that he had fathered two children from an affair using a super-injunction
. The case received significant media coverage due to the TV chef Gordon Ramsay
being the son-in-law of Mr Hutcheson. Justice Eady ruled that there could be no reasonable expectation of privacy in the case.
Privacy in English law
Privacy in English law is a rapidly developing area of English law that considers in what situations an individual has a legal right to informational privacy, that is to say the protection of personal information from misuse or unauthorised disclosure. Privacy law is distinct from those laws such...
case in which businessman Christopher Hutcheson attempted to prevent The Sun newspaper from publishing the fact that he had fathered two children from an affair using a super-injunction
Super-injunctions in English law
Super-injunctions in English law refer to a type of injunction in English tort law that prevent publication of the thing that is in issue and also prevents the reporting of the fact that the injunction exists at all. The term was coined by a Guardian journalist covering the Trafigula controversy...
. The case received significant media coverage due to the TV chef Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay, OBE is a Scottish chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded 13 Michelin stars....
being the son-in-law of Mr Hutcheson. Justice Eady ruled that there could be no reasonable expectation of privacy in the case.