Abstract
Privacy has always been a tricky topic. The debate about the place of a right to privacy in English law is not new. The United Kingdom, land of freedoms, is also known for being the country where tabloids mix with the political and financial newspapers. This topic is also known for being one point of discord between English and American Common law, where privacy is constitutionally and effectively protected in the latter. People lowering the necessity of a right to privacy put forward the freedom of expression for argument's sake. Oddly enough, the protection of privacy in The USA does not prevent the Press of being regarded as the Fourth Power.
One striking element about Privacy for the one who comes across English Law from a different legal background, is that it is the first area of law where English Judges rulings are not punctuated by the word "reasonable". At least before the implement of the Human Rights Act. Privacy has mainly been regarded as an instance of an action on breach of confidence.
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