Absolute Privilege or Absolute Overreach: The Sex Tape That Broke Litigation Immunity

About this episode

The episode discusses a case involving a surreptitious sex tape in a family law proceeding, examining the implications for privacy and legal protections.

Send us Fan Mail A hidden camera, a secret recording, and a courtroom showdown. Stephen Thiele and Gavin Tighe unpack a shocking case where a surreptitious sex tape made its way into a family law proceeding, raising serious legal and ethical questions. What begins as an acrimonious separation quickly escalates into a debate about privacy, voyeurism, and the limits of legal protection under the doctrine of absolute privilege. They explore whether lawyers can be held accountab...

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Hosts: Stephen Thiele, Gavin Tighe

Topics covered

• legal ethics
• privacy
• family law
• surveillance
• absolute privilege

Keywords

• sex tape
• litigation immunity
• voyeurism
• courtroom
• legal protection

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