Although, the plaintiff in this case was successful in his claim, this case expose further gaps in domestic privacy protection and thereby calling for more legislative reforms, this time in the area of close circuit television which is not specifically covered by the Regulation of Investigatory Power Act 2000 . ![]() ![]() However, privacy has being consider in several cases such as Peck v United Kingdom (2003) in which the European Court of Human Right acknowledge that even though defendant was filmed in a public street, he was not there for the purpose of participating in any public event and he was not a public figure therefore his right under Art. These developments have lead to the acknowledgement of a legitimate expectation of protection and respect for private life. (“Spycatcher “) to the Human Right era with cases such as Von Hannover v Germany (2005) , Campbell v Mirror Group Plc (2004) , PG and JH v United Kingdom (2001) . In recent years, the law on privacy has developed from the time of the traditional breach of confidence cases such as Coco v Clark (1969) and Attorney-General and Observer Ltd. ![]() Share this: Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp
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