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  • Evangelos Orestis Vouvonikos

Legal criteria for the primacy of business confidentiality over the right to freedom of expression in Boronyák v. Hungary

July 12, 2024

On 20 June 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, Court) published its judgment in Boronyák v. Hungary. The case concerned a fine imposed by the domestic courts on the applicant, Mr. Boronyák, for disclosing confidential information concerning the terms of his contract with a private company. The ECtHR unanimously held that there was […]