Landmark Cases in Privacy Law

This is a fascinating work, providing a thorough but readable account of the key cases in the evolution of privacy rights. * Law Society Gazette *Highly readable, with the editors and authors the Who’s Who of privacy law, and each chapter providing interesting factual or contextual background to what might otherwise be rather dry or complex legal arguments in the judgments … if you are interested in privacy and in the media, you will enjoy this book and come away enlightened and more knowledgeable, and on the look-out for further landmarks. – Barbara McDonald, University of Sydney Law School * Gazette of Law and Journalism *This new addition to Hart’s acclaimed Landmark Cases series [is] a diverse and engaging edited collection of privacy cases over the past 120 years … The case book is a valuable reference for those undertaking privacy and data protection research at graduate and post-graduate levels and are looking for a scholarly approach to charting the history of privacy case law. – Ardi Kolah, London, UK * Journal of Data Protection & Privacy *

Paul Wragg is Professor of Media Law at the School of Law, University of Leeds, UK.

Peter Coe is Associate Professor in Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK.