European Court of Human Rights : Herbai v. Hungary

In Herbai v. Hungary, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that the dismissal of an employee for publishing articles on a website that could tarnish the reputation of his employer violated the employee’s right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ECtHR found that there was an absence of fair balance between the employee's right to freedom of expression and the employer’s right to protect his legitimate business interests, especially as there was no evidence of damage to the business interests of the employer