1st Edition
The Campbell Legacy Reflections on the Tort of Misuse of Private Information
Introduction: The Campbell Legacy 1. Liability for listening: why phone hacking is an actionable breach of privacy 2. A landmark at a turning point: Campbell and the use of privacy law to constrain media power 3. A just balance or just imbalance? The role of metaphor in misuse of private information 4. Protecting private information of public interest: Campbell’s great promise, unfulfilled 5. Privacy, third parties and judicial method: Wainwright’s legacy of uncertainty 6. The harms of privacy
Biography
Thomas D.C. Bennett is a Lecturer in Law at Newcastle University, UK. He has written on the development of privacy torts in the UK and across the common law world.
Daithí Mac Síthigh is Professor of Law and Innovation at Queen's University Belfast, UK. His research interests are in law and technology.
