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December 2, 2016

High Court injunction stops Mail on Sunday reporting police investigation into businessman

By PA Media Lawyer

A High Court judgement has found that a suspect in a police investigation has a reasonable expectation of privacy which is likely to trump the press’s right to freedom of expression.

The decision was made by Mr Justice Nicol in ERY v Associated Newspapers Ltd last month.

Earlier this year, police investigating suspected financial crime raided the premises of two companies. These raids were reported in the local press, and subsequently came to the attention of the Mail on Sunday.

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