Douglas Zeta-Jones -v- HELLO! - OK! - Michael Douglas - Catherine Zeta Jones - Privacy - Exclusive Rights - Marquesa De Varela - Wedding Reception - Photographs - Northern & Shell - Hola - Plaza Hotel - Human Rights
Hello! Part of Ct of Appeal decision calls for 'interlocutory injunctions' and summary judgement in cases such as Douglas v Hello!, where position is clearly strong, represents radical change from present system where publication is open but punitive damages high 06.06.05 Guardian, Media Law Links, Privacy Links
Douglas v Hello! Outcome of last leg of this long case was disappointing for all the parties, but there is no doubt that it has clarified and developed the law of privacy in the UK, commentary by Dan Tench, media partner and head of public law at Olswang 23.05.05 Guardian, Media Law Links, Privacy Links
Hello! v OK! Appeal Ct rules OK! must repay £1m damages from Hello! for pics taken secretly at wedding of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas, celebrities have right to sell information about themselves, and to retain privacy in other areas, but rights obtain to Douglases, not to OK!, lawyers say ability to protect scoops effectively scrapped 19.05.05 Guardian, Privacy, Media
Douglas Vs. Hello On 23 January 2004 Mr Justice Lindsay handed down judgment on the issue of who should bear the substantial costs of the action 29.01.04 Simkins
Hello! Costs judgement in Hello! v Zeta Jones and Douglas is expected to show Addleshaws charged the celebrity couple £2m 20.01.04 The Lawyer, Costs Links
Hello! Celebrity magazine will appeal High Ct decision that it breached commercial confidentiality in snapping Catherine Zeta Jones eating cake at her wedding 16.01.04 Guardian, Data Protection Links
Privacy Law Solomon or Pharisee? Justice Lindsay agrees Zeta Jones and Douglas suffered breach of commercial confidence, but that there is no law of privacy in the UK BBC Catherine's bawling 'convinced' the judge Guardian Extracts from judgement 11.04.03 BBC Why privacy matters for ordinary people as much as for stars 13.04.03 Sunday Times
Catherine Eater, No'K! Would you let a stranger see a picture of you eating cake? Yes? But not before you had it retouched, surely? Getting your crowsfeet airbrushed is a human right! Well, in Hollywood...and Wapping Sun Security was tight - there was airbrushing to be done! - 12.02.03 Independent
Hello and Goodbye Catherine Zeta Jones was 'devastated and violated', her only concern was to 'protect the dignity of her ã1m exclusive syndication deal'. Did someone get married? Guardian Michael Douglas 'felt as if our home had been ransacked' 11.02.03 Sun
Rich Are Different Catherine Zeta Euros and Michael Dollars will argue today that privacy law should protect their multi-million dollar syndicated media deals - sorry, their 'wedding' 10.02.03 Guardian Peter Crawford of Stitt & Co, who cornered £40k for Amanda Holden, argues that celebrities deserve equal treatment 10.02.03 Guardian
Douglas v Hello! Everyone will recall the glamorous couple Michael Douglas
and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The couple sold exclusive rights of their
wedding to OK! for £1m in order to retain control over the media and their privacy. Commercial exploitation of privacy or "image rights"? 20.05.05 Law Now, Celebrities in Law, Media Law, Privacy
Douglas V Hello Appeal The long running battle over the publication of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones' wedding photographs has reached the Court of Appeal, which handed down judgment on Wednesday. The wide range of issues permitted the court to lay down guidance on a number of principles in the sphere of privacy - the central battleground between the rights of the individual and those of the corporate publisher 20.05.05 Simkins Partnership, Media Law Links, Privacy Links
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Zeta Jones Case Was Pure Publicity Case between OK! and Hello!, turning on dispute of pictures taken at wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, should never have come to a hearing, the wedding was pure celebrity, the spoiler was standard media enterprise, there was no financial loss, the emotional hurt was Hollywood ham 04.05.07 Guardian, Celebrities in Law, Litigation, Media Law
Douglas and Zeta Jones Go to Lords Lords are expected to publish decision today on case of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, OK! is claiming right to exclusivity of rights to wedding photos under contract, Hello! says this is tantamount to recognising individual control of 'image rights' 02.05.07 Reuters, Celebrities in Law, Media Law, Privacy
