Paper appeals supermodel ruling

Naomi Campbell: "Personal data" was made public

The Mirror is to appeal a court ruling that it must pay Naomi Campbell damages after publishing photos of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

Last month the High Court told the newspaper to pay the supermodel £3,500 for breaching her confidentiality.

Judge Mr Justice Morland also ordered the newspaper to pay both sides' legal costs, estimated at £200,000.

A statement from Mirror publishers MGN Ltd said: "The paper is today lodging an application with the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal against all aspects of Mr Justice Morland's decision.

Mirror editor Piers Morgan was infuriated by the ruling

"We believe the judge made fundamental errors in reaching his decision on the law of confidence and the data protection claim... and that his decision should be overturned."

It was also appealing the costs decision, "given that the judge found [Ms Campbell] had lied to the public and to the court in the witness box."

Mr Justice Morland had said the newspaper had been right to say Ms Campbell misled the public by denying she was a drug addict.

And he had said he was satisfied Ms Campbell had lied to him on oath.

Unwarranted intrusion

But he argued that details of that therapy were sensitive personal data and publishing them was an unwarranted intrusion of privacy.

The compensation included £2,500 for her claims for breach of confidentiality and breach of duty under the 1998 Data Protection Act.

Mr Justice Morland awarded an additional £1,000 for a subsequent "highly offensive and hurtful" Mirror article which called the 31-year-old model a "chocolate soldier".

Ms Campbell had abandoned a claim of invasion of privacy at the beginning of the trial.