ZXC v Bloomberg LP

Queen's Bench Division, Mr Justice Garnham, 2; 23 February 2017

Media article - Pre-arrest - Investigation - ECHR, article 8 - Right to private life - ECHR, article 10 - Human Rights Act 1998, section 12 - Freedom of expression - Data Protection Act 1998, section 32 - Public interest

The defendant, Bloomberg LP (an online news organisation), published an article on its website, referring to the claimant, ZXC. The article linked ZXC (an individual) to an ongoing investigation being conducted by a law enforcement agency. The investigation, first announced by the agency in 2013, is focussed on allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption by a company or the company's subsidiaries.