In an English defamation action there is a statutory presumption that there will be a jury trial, rather than a trial by judge alone. This originally applied to all cases at common law but is now confined to a small range of claims, including libel and slander. This right is now found in section 69(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981: Read the rest of this entry »
Model Order - Interim Non-Disclosure
QB Out of Hours Application Form
Practice Guidance on Interim Non-Disclosure Orders [2012] 1 WLR 1003
EWCA Case Tracker
Defamation Act 2013
Explanatory Notes to Defamation Act 2013
Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013
Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the Press
Royal Charter Explanatory Notes
Press Recognition Panel Website
Leveson Report
Leveson Report in a Searchable Linkable Version
Leveson Inquiry, Searchable Database
Reporting Restrictions in the Criminal Courts, Guidance 2015
Global Database of Free Speech Case Law, Columbia University
Vacancy for Legal Officer - Media Law Defence Initiative
Vacancy for 2-5 PQE Solicitor: Defamation, Privacy, Harassment, Data Protection - Brett Wilson
26 February 2018, “Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference,” Ottowa, Canada.
Recent Judgments are listed in our Table of Cases, along with links to case comments
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