Breach of Confidence: Social Origins and Modern Developments

’Well received internationally, the book offers a ”shrewd and scholarly” treatment of this often complex area, largely from an historical perspective to which the authors assign direct relevance to today’s information-based society. . . an important research tool not just for lawyers and judges, but academics, students and, dare we say, interested journalists. — Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine

The authors of this important book have done a great service to our understanding of this fascinating area of law. Their shrewd and scholarly study traces the development and ”myriad reinventions” of this protean doctrine from its eighteen century origins through to its most recent manifestation as a private-facts ”tort” in English law, enriching legal analysis with consideration of the philosophical, social and economic contexts. Common law privacy scholars in particular will find that this book directly illuminates contemporary debates. — Gavin Phillipson, University of Durham, UK