Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2002] EWHC 409 (Ch)
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United Kingdom
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Updated 2024-01-04 07:13:20 UTC
Defendant, The Sun, obtained and published a photograph of a patient at Claimant, a mental hospital.
Photograph formed part of Claimant’s medical files and was improperly obtained from someone within the hospital itself by Defendant.
Claimant claimed for additional damages under section 97(2).
Held
Additional damages awarded.
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