Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales High Court

Date: 03/08/2019

Subject: The decision of the England and Wales High Court, on the balance between the right to anonymity and the right to freedom of expression, in the case of a woman who, following medical negligence, took legal steps against the national health system, asking at the same time not to disclose her identity to the press

Parties:  Justyna Zeromska-Smith - and - United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 11 Media

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