The media were successful in both the judgments handed down this morning by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Continue reading
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Month: February 2012 (Page 6 of 6)
Former MSP Tommy Sheridan was freed from prison last week, after serving a year of his three-year sentence for perjury committed during his libel case against News of the World. According to his lawyer, a ban on speaking to the media was lifted by the Scottish prison service. Sheridan is now contemplating his next steps, reported The Herald. Continue reading
In his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry, the former chairman of the PCC defended the reaction of the PCC to the conviction of Clive Goodman (pictured) and Glenn Mulcaire for phone hacking in 2007. In answer to questions from Counsel to the Inquiry, Robert Jay QC, the following exchange took place (see 31 January 2012, p.30): Continue reading 
It was a busy week at the Leveson Inquiry as the chairman continued to ruminate on the future of press regulation. Representatives from the PCC, and from various regulators. private investigators’ organisations and mobile phone companies gave evidence to the inquiry. The final witness Baroness Hollins provided a timely reminder of why the inquiry had been set up in the first place. Continue reading
Push came to shove this week in Court 73. The UK newspaper industry outlined to the Leveson Inquiry the initial proposals of its last-ditch pitch for reform of self-regulation. The press, understandably, want to retain some control over their regulation, and Lord Hunt, as chair of the Press Complaints Commission revealed that newspaper publishers offered him a ‘blank sheet of paper’ on which to develop proposals to save self-regulation. Continue reading
The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) decided yesterday that there was no violation of Article 10 as a result of a defamation judgment against a Czech anti-corruption NGO, “Pink Panther”. The case of Růžový Panter, OS v. Czech Republic (App No 20240/08)(available only in French) arose out of a press release concerning a widely publicised case concerning tax evasion in relation to light heating oils (called “LTO”). The press release asked a number of questions in relation to the case. Continue reading
The Court of Appeal today dismissed Mr Glenn Mulcaire’s appeal against an order that he provide information to claimants in the phone hacking litigation ([2012] EWCA Civ 48). The Court (Lord Judge, Lord Neuberger and Maurice Kay LJ) unanimously upheld the rulings of Mann J and Vos J that, as a result of the operation of section 72 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, Mr Mulcaire was not entitled to rely on his privilege against self-incrimination (“PSI”). Continue reading
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