Mosley’s EU privacy case could change journalism law

FORMER motor racing boss Max Mosley argued a tabloid that splashed lurid stories about his sexual exploits on the internet had a responsibility to warn him, as a European court heard a case that could change the face of British journalism.

Mosley won a privacy suit against the News of the World tabloid for its 2008 story claiming he participated in an hours-long Nazi-themed orgy with five prostitutes.

But, despite a payout from the paper, he has turned to the European Court of Human Rights, saying British courts must better protect personal privacy.