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Published: 24.04.08 : Tesco v The Guardian
It’s title may sound mundane, but Tesco Stores Ltd v Guardian News & Media Ltd and Alan Rusbridger looks set to raise fundamental questions about free speech and protection of reputation. ... Read more »

Published: 22.04.08 : Bold Reporting Of Karen Matthews’ Case Raises Contempt Issues Again
Can Karen Matthews get a fair trial?  On reviewing the recent media coverage, opinions will inevitably differ. But for those interested in media law, the more pertinent questions are: has ... Read more »

Published: 07.04.08 : Press Turns Screw Against Tougher Data Protection Penalties
A high-profile campaign by the media against new jail terms for unlawfully obtaining personal data has won an important concession. Parliament has been considering a Bill to impose a sente... Read more »

Published: 25.03.08 : How To Challenge A Contempt Of Court Act Postponement Order
Reporters who can spot and challenge an invalid postponement order under S.4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 help the media to confront one of the most wide-ranging reporting restrictions o... Read more »

Published: 03.03.08 : Common Sense Prevails For Media Access to Court Papers
Public access to information about court cases has improved – in a significant victory for open justice. Previously, court staff were routinely refusing journalists access to judicial review... Read more »

Published: 12.02.08 : Second-guessing contempt, and fanciful libel – “love it!”
The contempt laws continue to raise difficult questions about media coverage of on-going court cases. One example concerns the recent press interview of Sally Murrer, the Milton Keynes Citizen ... Read more »

Published: 14.01.08 : Readers’ Letters And Follow-ups ‘Could Be Privileged’
If you thought letters to the editor would never be protected by privilege – think again. Judicial comments in a recent libel case suggest there will be circumstances in which a publ... Read more »

Published: 18.12.07 : Source protection – and the latest privacy and libel payouts
IN AN ERA when UK judges often ask ‘what does Europe say on this?’, two European court rulings are noteworthy for supporting the protection of journalistic sources. In the first, th... Read more »

Published: 30.11.07 : Magazine’s “responsible journalism” bid fails
AN ENGLISH libel case involving Romanian royalty shows the media cannot relax in the reassuring glow of recently bolstered reportage and “public interest” privilege defences. The ca... Read more »

Published: 19.11.07 : Protection For Sources And Private Identities Is Limited
  Disclosure of sources and private information is top of the media law agenda after recent rulings on the limits of confidentiality. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club and its executives... Read more »

Published: 01.11.07 : ‘Make Allowance For Editorial Decisions’ – Court of Appeal
Following the important Court of Appeal ruling in Charman v Orion and McLagan, libel judges will have to make proper allowance for the editorial decisions of professional journalists and authors. ... Read more »

Published: 22.10.07 : Bent Coppers Libel Victory – And “Greater Problems” Over Data Protection
Publisher Orion and author Graeme McLagan have won an important victory for press freedom in a libel battle over Bent Coppers, a book alleging police corruption. The book suggested there were c... Read more »

Published: 08.10.07 : Copyright – How Much Can Be Safely Plagiarised?
In the recycled world of news journalism, one question crops up repeatedly. How much of an article can be legitimately copied without the copyright owner’s permission? The issue has become... Read more »

Published: 05.10.07 : The Paparazzi And The Satellites – Focus On The Law Of Intrusive Photography
THE old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is as true of detailed satellite images as it is of paparazzi photographs. Pictures are packed with information, and technological advance... Read more »

Published: 05.10.07 : The New Way For Protecting A Trademark
The law affecting the registering of trade marks is about to change on 1st October 2007. Trade marks and service marks, often referred to as brands, are valuable assets for companies and indivi... Read more »

Published: 19.09.07 : Appeal Expected Over Media Contempt Convictions
Three media organisations have been convicted of contempt of court for publishing photographs of a footballer during his trial for alleged assault and breach of the peace at an Edinburgh pub. S... Read more »

Published: 11.09.07 : J K Rowling Decision Avoids Media “Revolution”
A JUDGE resiled from starting a “revolution” in Britain’s journalism when he threw out a privacy claim by author JK Rowling. Mr Justice Patten said there was nothing objection... Read more »

Published: 16.08.07 : Latest Privacy Landmarks – And The PCC Talks Tough North Of The Border
THE ambit of privacy law is in sharper focus after two High Court cases involving an oil magnate and best-selling author. Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of the Congolese President and head ... Read more »

Published: 13.08.07 : Latest Appeal Court Guidance On Reporting Restrictions
Every erroneous reporting restriction that the media are willing to appeal gives reporters and judges an important steer. The latest appeal, by Times Newspapers Ltd and other publishers, con... Read more »

Published: 03.08.07 : Protecting Money-Spinning Ideas And Formats
ON-GOING copyright litigation in America involving social networking site Facebook raises interesting questions about intellectual property protection for money-spinning business concepts. To w... Read more »

 

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