Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. (No. 2)
- Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. (No. 2)
"Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. (No. 2)" or "Attorney-General v Observer Ltd. and Others" [case citation| [1990] 1 A.C. 109] , was an important judgment of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords, in which Lord Goff stated the common law principle that " [In England] everybody is free to do anything, subject only to the provisions of the law" (at p. 283G).
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* [http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1988/6.html "Attorney-General v Observer Ltd. and Others": text of the judgment]
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