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In an adjudication published last Thursday, the Press Complaints Commission decided that a front page Daily Mirror story entitled “Stuart Hall Judge visited gay brothel” did not breach the discrimination or privacy clauses of the Editor’s Code. This was on the bizarre basis that a 1996 News of the World sting was “genuinely relevant” to a debate about whether or not a sentence passed by a judge in 2013 was too lenient. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: November 2013 (Page 6 of 9)
Day 11: A private detective who hacked voicemails for the News of the World recorded himself saying over a message left by a Cabinet Minister: “Just say ‘I love you’ and it’s 25 grand.” Glenn Mulcaire made the remark as he eavesdropped a message left by David Blunkett for a woman with whom he was developing a close friendship. Continue reading
The new edition of Chambers UK 2014 Guide to the UK Legal Profession ranks 31 firms of solicitors in the category “Defamation/Reputation Management” in 5 separate bands and 69 individuals in 6 separate bands. Different views can be taken about these rankings – some are uncontroversial but some are downright eccentric. Continue reading
The phone hacking trial of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and six others continued at the Central Criminal Court. The prosecution opening concluded on Monday, Day 6 of the trial. On that day Andrew Edis QC explained the “perverting the course of justice” charges (see Martin Hickman’s Report). Continue reading
The latest in a long line of assaults on our right to protest seems to be on its way with the planned replacement of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) with ‘Ipnas’: Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance. Former DPP Lord Macdonald QC described the new powers as amounting to ‘gross state interference’ with basic freedoms – and it’s hard to argue with him, given the almost breathtaking scope of the powers. Continue reading
MST welcomes the agreement of a Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press but calls for a British equivalent of the First Amendment
The Media Standards Trust welcomes the agreement of a Royal Charter on Wednesday 30 October 2013 to establish a recognition body and a recognition process for independent self-regulation of the press. Continue reading
On 4 November 2013, defendant media law firm Wiggin LLP put out a press release entitled “Government proposals could encourage vexatious libel claims“. This referred to a public opinion survey commissioned by the firm from ComRes which found that a quarter of people who said they would not consider taking legal action if they were defamed online, said they would ‘have a go’ if the cost barrier was removed. Continue reading
On Tuesday 29 October, the Argentine Supreme Court ruled for the constitutionality of the 2009 Audiovisual Communication Services Act, against which Argentina’s largest media group, Grupo Clarín, had taken up a legal challenge. Continue reading
Matrix Chambers has announced that Anthony Hudson, Guy Vassall-Adams and Ben Silverstone are joining its Media and Information Group. All three practice in media law. They are joining from Doughty Street Chambers, and will commence practice at Matrix on 11 November 2013. Continue reading
In September and October this year, when the press was supposed to be on its best behaviour, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) claims to have ‘resolved’ 72 complaints from the public. The biggest culprit by a mile was the Mail newspaper group with 24 – one every two to three days on average, and an enormous one-third of the total. That compares with just a handful each for most papers in the whole period and a single complaint against the Guardian. Continue reading
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