Money is at the heart of many invasion of privacy claims, but this an area neglected by press regulation. While Clause 16 of the Editors' Code of Practice prohibits payment to criminals and their associates, it has no provision for other types of stories. That presents a regulatory and legal conundrum. As Geoffrey Robertson QC and Andrew Nicol QC point out in their book Media Law (p.790, 5th edition):
November 08, 2011 at 08:25 AM
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Money is at the heart of many invasion of privacy claims, but this an area neglected by press regulation. While Clause 16 of the Editors’ Code of Practice prohibits payment to criminals and their associates, it has no provision for other types of stories.
That presents a regulatory and legal conundrum. As Geoffrey Robertson QC and Andrew Nicol QC point out in their book Media Law (p.790, 5th edition):
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