Max Mosley v. News Groups Newspapers Limited
Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in England
[2008] EWHC 1777 (QB) (2008)
Max Mosley (plaintiff), president of Formula 1's governing body, was secretly filmed at a private event by News Group Newspapers Limited (defendant), publisher of News of the World. The paper ran a headline falsely characterizing the event as a 'sick Nazi orgy' and published both an article and video footage on its website, followed by a second article with a purported interview from an attendee. Mosley sued for breach of confidence and unauthorized disclosure of personal information under the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Whether, under the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, publishing an unauthorized recording of sexual activity on private property violates an individual's right to privacy.