Bloomberg loses appeal in landmark UK privacy case

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand on duty outside the Supreme Court in Parliament Square, central London, Britain December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Bloomberg on Wednesday as judges ruled that a person under criminal investigation has in general a reasonable expectation of privacy until charged, a decision with far-reaching consequences for media reporting.

Some media groups said the ruling would curtail public interest journalism as it set such a high bar for privacy cases.