In the coming weeks the new press regulator IPSO will unveil it’s board and officially launch. We can also expect an announcement about the Recognition Panel established under the Royal Charter to audit the new system of newspaper self-regulation. Those expecting to finally see the implementation of Leveson’s reforms are likely to be disappointed however, argues Damian Tambini. Continue reading
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Month: May 2014 (Page 5 of 7)
Victims of crime in Cambridge might have been surprised to read that two officers from the Cambridgeshire police force recently visited a person who had not committed any crime, at the behest of a political party who did not like what he had tweeted, and asked him to remove his tweet. Happily, the tweeter in question (@MichaelAbberton) was concerned enough to contact the media, outrage has ensued and Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire has accepted that police attendance was not required. Continue reading
Day 103, Part 2: Current members of the Royal Family including Prince William were hacked almost every day by the News of the World, the phone hacking trial heard yesterday. Continue reading
Day 103, Part 1: Former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman is not owning up to the full scale of his phone hacking at the paper, Andy Coulson’s legal team claimed at the phone hacking trial today. Continue reading
Dr Kate Stone, a Cambridge academic, spoke on Channel 4 News on Saturday about how she had succeeded in getting no fewer than 6 national newspapers to correct a story, and that this was via a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). Continue reading
In late March 2014 the House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee said that stronger action must be taken to protect children from online bullying and pornography, and warned that internet firms “may face prosecution for failing to show commitment to safeguarding youngsters”. Continue reading
The ECJ today handed down a case in a landmark decision regarding data protection and the Internet (Case C-131/12 Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v. Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja González). Continue reading
One of the problems with the human condition is that we all make mistakes. We do things that, in hindsight, we shouldn’t have. The naivety of youth means that more such errors are made at a young age. Continue reading
The European Court of Justice is due to hand down its long awaited judgment in Google v Spain (Case No C-131/12) at 9.30am on 13 May 2014 In this post, Professor Lorna Woods sets out the background to the decision. Continue reading
The Phone Hacking Trial has completed its twenty fourth week. There was a half day hearing on 6 May 2014 (Day 100). Some character evidence in relation to Andy Coulson was read to the jury and Mr Justice Saunders then gave the jury some legal directions. These are helpfully summarised by Peter Jukes on his blog. Continue reading
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