Your Privacy Has Been Violated. We Can Help.
Whether someone has published your private information, shared intimate images without consent, or a media outlet has intruded into your personal life, UK law provides powerful remedies. Our specialist solicitors can help you take back control.
When Privacy Law Protects You
The tort of misuse of private information — established through landmark cases like Campbell v MGN and PJS v News Group Newspapers — gives individuals a right of action when private information is published without consent. Unlike defamation, a privacy claim does not require the information to be false. Even true facts can be protected if there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Privacy claims can cover a wide range of situations: medical records disclosed to third parties, financial information leaked by employers, intimate photographs shared without consent, journalists doorstepping your family, or personal details published on social media. The key legal test is whether you had a reasonable expectation of privacy and whether the publisher's right to freedom of expression outweighs your privacy rights.
Remedies include injunctions to prevent further publication, damages for distress and any financial loss, and orders requiring the removal of private information from websites and social media platforms. In urgent cases, we can obtain interim injunctions within hours to stop imminent publication.
Privacy Law Guides
Select the topic most relevant to your situation for detailed legal guidance from our specialist team.
Misuse of Private Information
How UK law protects you when someone publishes your private information without consent.
Privacy Injunctions & Super-Injunctions
How to obtain a court order preventing publication of private or confidential information.
Intimate Image Abuse
Your legal rights when intimate images are shared without your consent.
GDPR & Right to Erasure
Using data protection law to remove private information published about you online.
Breach of Confidence
Legal action when someone discloses confidential information shared in trust.
Press Intrusion & Media Privacy
Your rights against newspapers and media outlets that invade your privacy.