Existing legal principles are not always easy to adapt to the world of the internet. In its recent judgment in Joined Cases C-509/09 and C-161/10 eDate Advertising GmbH v X and Olivier Martinez v MGN Ltd (25 October 2011), the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union has laid down a radical new rule of jurisdiction over torts committed online, giving claimants the choice of suing in their home courts. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Year: 2011 (Page 8 of 54)
The media and journalism generally are the subject matter of a large number of blogs – we present only a small selection here but invite readers to let us know their own favourites which can add to the post. Continue reading
Money is at the heart of many invasion of privacy claims, but this an area neglected by press regulation. While Clause 16 of the Editors’ Code of Practice prohibits payment to criminals and their associates, it has no provision for other types of stories. Continue reading
The law governing third parties’ access to court documents ought to be clear but is not. Whether a case is properly classified as a criminal or civil one ought also to be straightforward but is also most unclear. Both were in play in the case of R (Guardian News and Media) v City of Westminster Magistrates Court ([2011] EWCA Civ 1188). Continue reading
The Leveson Inquiry is gathering pace, but civil society involvement remains problematic. A call for submissions was reiterated verbally at hearings this week. The call also features on the Inquiry website, but the website doesn’t issue a formal call for evidence with questions, nor is there a clear deadline. Continue reading
With Lord Justice Leveson’s preliminary October seminars completed, the full Inquiry will begin properly on 14 November, with “opening statements”. Evidence is likely to be taken until February 2012. Following the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service’s joint submissions on the impact of the Inquiry on the criminal investigation, a hearing on Monday 31 October 2011 will discuss how the “interface” between the inquiry and the police investigation should be handled. A call for additional evidence has been made via the Leveson Inquiry website. We reported these updates in more detail here. Continue reading
We would like to draw readers’ attention to the recent updates to our “Forthcoming Cases” table. This covers two categories of media law cases. First, those which have been heard and where judgment has been reserved. We have now expanded the table to cover all the cases we are aware of (in particular, those which we have listed at the end of our weekly round ups). Continue reading
At a hearing on 26 October 2011 the Leveson Inquiry announced that the Inquiry proper would begin on 14 November 2011 with “opening statements”. The first witnesses are due to appear a week later on 21 November 2011, with 18 victims of unethical behaviour by the press being the first to give evidence. The hearing of evidence is likely to last until February 2012. A transcript of the hearing is now available on the Inquiry website. There were reports of the hearing, inter alia, in the “Guardian” and the “Independent“. Continue reading
Last week we had two “polls” of our readers – on frequency and subject matter of posting. On the first, the results were perhaps not surprising. A clear majority – 60% of the voters – favoured one post a day. Nobody wanted less than one a day. Continue reading
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