Axel Springer Ag v Germany [2012] ECHR 227

Article 8 can protect Claimant’s right to a reputation

However Article 8 only comes into play where attack of Claimant’s reputation reaches certain level of seriousness

• I.e. so that it is prejudicial to Claimant’s Article 8 right

Article 8 cannot be relied upon to protect against loss of reputation which is foreseeable consequence of Claimant’s actions

Actor’s reasonable expectation of privacy was reduced as

• Claimant was a public figure

• Claimant was arrested in public

• Claimant had actively sought limelight

• Claimant’s offence was of serious nature

Because of this, sanction imposed on Claimant were capable of having a chilling effect

Thus on facts, was breach of Article 10.