Van Morrison’s attempt to protect his privacy from press reporting has been an ongoing battle in the courts (see some previous coverage here). Now BBC reports: Newspaper undertakings not to publish details about Van Morrison’s private life have been altered in the High Court in Belfast. The court heard one of the pledges to not…
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Van Morrison in new legal bid over his privacy
Singer Van Morrison has launched a fresh legal bid to prevent newspaper publication of information allegedly linked to his private life. The Belfast-born star is seeking to ban the disclosure of details contained in journals kept by American businesswoman Gigi Lee. Lawyers representing Mr Morrison and the defendant, Associated Newspapers, told the High Court in…
Van Morrison media ban lifted
A High Court injunction which stopped the News of the World publishing information about Van Morrison has been lifted. The ban has been set aside on the condition that the paper does not breach any privacy laws. This includes an undertaking not to publish descriptions or photographs of others linked to the case. Last October…
Binyam Mohammed, Van Morrison and Ruth Hickey – three unsuccessful privacy claims
Inforrm’s Blog recaps three privacy lawsuits that failed in the courts this past week. One of the unsuccessful cases (Hickey) has previously been mentioned on this site. And while I covered Van Morrison’s successful privacy case against News of the World, it seems that he was not successful in a second similar action against the Sunday Independent….