I was happy to see the publishers of the topless pictures of Kate given a hiding in French Courts yesterday.  It’s about time the Royal Family brought a case based on their privacy and this will set a trend which will make publishers far more wary in future – and will ultimately filter down into the lives of all.

People are entitled to their privacy and to not have pictures taken either illicitly or by someone they trust published without their permission.  A high profile case like this will set that clear in the minds of most people and stop some of the types of abuses that people come across.

Many years ago I represented a beautiful young lady whose soon to be ex-husband decided to put naked pictures of her, which she had taken for Hustler magazine, on the door of her gym and it caused her terrible distress.  We got them back, but the anxiety she had until then was too terrible.  It’s quite disgusting that some people resort to such tactics when relationships go sour, or to make money, and the Courts will protect people when this happens.  In a day and age of every phone having a camera if not HD video, this is increasingly common of course, especially amongst the youth and a high profile case like this will let those people know that there is something they can do, and people who invade the privacy of others can end up paying very stiff fines.