Wood v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

May 28, 2009 | No Comments

2-1 split in the Court of Appeal over the taking and retention of photographs by the police of the media coordinator of The Campaign Against Arms Trade – a man with no arrests or convictions – who had been photographed while attending the AGM of a pro-arms trade company. Arguments about Articles 8, 10, 11 and 14. Wood won.

This case was decided on the 21 May 2009 and is available here.

Rosalind McInnes

Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 10 Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Media Law, Police Law

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