Max Mosley v News of the World

Max Mosley with his father Oswald, the 1930s British Fascist leader, in 1962 outside a court after they failed to get an injunction against the Daily Worker. During the recent case against the News of the World, the court was told Mosley junior occasionally appeared at speaking engagements with his father in the 1960s Photograph: PA

Mosley started racing cars in the mid-1960s. Here he is pictured behind the wheel of a car in 1968 Photograph: Clive Limpkin/Getty

March team boss Max Mosley in the pits at the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort in June 1974, next to formula one race driver Hans-Joachim Stuck Photograph: Corbis

Mosley became president of the FIA - the formula one governing body - in a 1993 coup. Here he is pictured with the Jordan girls on qualifying day at the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona Photograph: PA

Mosley has a chat with the veteran formula one constructor Eddie Jordan in April 1996 Photograph: John Marsh/PA

Max Mosley in Monaco. Formula one team boss Frank Williams has called him 'very, very intelligent and competent, with a streak of ruthlessness' Photograph: PA

The News of the World story that landed the paper in trouble. Hidden cameras were used to uncover Mosley’s participation in sadomasochistic sex parties with five women. This article, dated March 30, also alleged the S&M roleplay had a Nazi theme - a claim that was refuted in court Photograph: Public domain

The embarrassing claims forced Mosley to defend his position as an elected official in motorsport racing. He won a vote on whether he should keep his job by 103 to 55 at a meeting at the FIA headquarters in Paris on June 3 Photograph: Yoan Valat /EPA

Mosley takes his case against the News of the World to the high court in London on July 9, claiming breach of privacy. He said the publicity had caused enormous distress for himself and his family and disclosures about his sex life were not justified by his public role. Mosley denied there was any Nazi dimension to the S&M scenarios Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Colin Myler, the editor of the News of the World, leaves the high court after giving evidence in the Mosley case. Myler defended his paper’s publication of the articles and use of hidden cameras as justified in the public interest Photograph: Rex Features