Case No. ZC19D00073
Family Court

Case No. ZC19D00073

Fecha: 05-May-2021

The Media

13. I have received submissions both written and oral from Mr Browning (Bloomberg) and Mr Farmer (PA). They say that: i)As a part owner of a newspaper, H is a public and political figure. Newspapers exercise a great influence on the public and set an agenda of what people are told. There is a public interest in knowing how H deals with others. ii)To the extent that the judgment criticises H in respect of financial matters, it is important that the criticism is made public. This applies particularly in circumstances when The Telegraph has excoriated others in respect of the conduct of their own finances, whether MPs in respect of expenses claims or celebrities who have entered tax avoidance schemes. iii)The evidence of the relationship between H and his twin brother and the evidence of the way that the parties conducted their lives financially are matters of general public interest. iv)It is important that the whole of the judgment is published so that the public can understand how it is that the court has reached its conclusion as to the appropriate size of the award. It is only by knowing the whole context of the case that the award can be understood.