The Spycatcher Case

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1987
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:The_Sunday_Times
gptkb:The_Observer
Guardian Newspapers Ltd
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Spycatcher Case
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:notableFor debate over publication of government secrets
landmark ruling on prior restraint
gptkbp:officialName Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2)
gptkbp:plaintiff Attorney-General (UK)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lord_Bridge_of_Harwich
gptkb:Lord_Templeman
gptkb:Peter_Wright
Spycatcher (book)
gptkbp:result House of Lords ruled against the government
UK newspapers restricted from publishing contents
publication of Spycatcher book allowed outside UK
gptkbp:subject freedom of the press
government secrecy
confidentiality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malcolm_Bligh_Turnbull
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6