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3/6/23, 9:54 AM FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) (27 February 2023) [Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback] England and Wales High Court (King's Bench Division) Decisions You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales High Court (King's Bench Division) Decisions >> FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) (27 February 2023) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2023/419.html Cite as: [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) [New search] [Context ] [View without highlighting] [Printable PDF version] [Help] Neutral Citation Number: [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) Case No: QB-2020-004525 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE KING'S BENCH DIVISION Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL 27 February 2023 Before: THE HON. MRS JUSTICE THORNTON DBE ____________________ Between: FGX Claimant - and – Stuart Gaunt Defendant ____________________ Justin Levinson (instructed by Farleys Solicitors LLP,) for the Claimant The Defendant did not appear and was not represented Hearing date: Tuesday 17 January 2023 ____________________ HTML VERSION OF JUDGMENT APPROVED ____________________ Crown Copyright © https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2023/419.html&query=(defamation) 1/13

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FGX v. Gaunt

Case Law

Country

United Kingdom

Country Location

Latitude: 52.32950805122076

Longitude: -1.4047851562500706

Country Location (linked Country): United Kingdom

Decision Date: Feb 27, 2023

Case Status: Closed

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Motion Granted

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Monetary Damages/Fines

Keywords

Pornography
Privacy

Judicial Body: First Instance Court

Court Name: The High Court of Justice Kings’ Bench Division

Case Number: [2023] EWHC 419 (KB)

Case Summary: The High Court of Justice Kings’ Bench Division found that the claimant was entitled to general and special damages relating to the dissemination of non-consensual pornography. After the claimant discovered naked images of her had been published on a pornographic website, alongside a photograph of her face, the claimant sought damages for nine heads of loss which included pain, suffering, and loss of amenities, treatment costs, future treatment costs, and the cost of removing images from the internet. The court ruled that the claimant was entitled to general and special damages since the defendant’s conduct had a serious impact on the claimant’s private life and lifestyle as she had lost trust in people and became reclusive, to the extent of changing her job and refraining from personal relationships; she suffered from mixed anxiety and depressive disorder and also post-traumatic stress disorder. The Court likened the violation of her personal dignity and autonomy to that of sexual assault, even though the harm was from images rather than physical violence. The court awarded general damages of £60,000 and special damages of £37,041.61 for consequential financial losses, making a total of £97,041.61.

Case Significance: The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

Source URL: Global Freedom of Expression

Collection

CIPIT
Columbia

Date Updated: Apr 26, 2023

Primary Documents

FGX v Gaunt
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