David Berkley QC comments on Cliff Richard decision on Sky News
28th July 2018
º£½ÇÆÆ½â°æ silk David Berkley QC appeared on Sky News this week commenting on the £210,000 in damages awarded to Cliff Richard in a High Court privacy case against the BBC.
Mr Berkley said that the rights to privacy of the individual and the freedom of speech afforded to the press needed to be balanced.
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