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
Reporting Restrictions in the Criminal Courts, Guidance 2015
Global Database of Free Speech Case Law, Columbia University
Leveson Inquiry Website
Leveson Inquiry, Searchable Database
Leveson Report
Leveson Report in a Searchable Linkable Version
26 February 2018, “Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference,” Ottawa, Canada.
17 March 2018 The Media Democracy Festival, 10am-6pm, Birkbeck, University of London, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7JL
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Recent Judgments are listed in our Table of Cases, along with links to case comments
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