pNow in its fifth edition, this textbook combines comprehensive coverage with rigorous analysis of a key area of the law. The author illuminates how the courts strive to strike a balance between the freedoms and responsibilities of the press on the one hand, and an individual's right to privacy on the other.ppMaintaining its coverage of the law across the UK including Scotland and Northern Ireland and the EU, the new edition has been brought up to date with expert insights into significant developments and judgments, including pul lithe impact of changes in intellectual property law, data protection, GDPR and copyright law post Brexit - including the cases of iSchrems II iand iEd Sheerani li lianalysis of new case law and developments in privacy and freedom of the media - including iDuchess of Sussex Meghan Markle v The Mail on Sunday iand iZXC v Bloombergi li lithe introduction of new Scottish defamation laws and the importance of defamatory meaning li lithe response to disinformation