On 19 January 2015, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down judgment in the case of Democratic Alliance v African National Congress and Another ([2015] ZACC 1), a case concerning text text messages relating to President Jacob Zuma sent to over 1.5 million voters by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the run up to the 2014 general elections. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: February 2015 (Page 5 of 6)
It was announced this week that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will not be prosecuted in the USA in relation to payments to public officials in the UK. The United States Department of Justice has decided that the company will not face charges. The company had faced the threat of a prosecution under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Continue reading
A 31-year-old female mine worker whose jilted lover posted sexually explicit images and videos of her on his Facebook page has been awarded damages of $48,404. Continue reading
An injunction granted by Mr Justice Warby illustrates both the issues arising in respect of obtaining injunctions against “persons unknown” and also the technical difficulties in obtaining injunctions restraining any matter relating to news reporting. Continue reading
Such is Dr Raminder Ranger’s success as an entrepreneur that he has received, amongst other things, an MBE for his services to business as well as the much coveted title of “Man of the Year” at the GG2 Leadership Awards in London in 2014. Continue reading
On 30 December 2014, we published the fourth “Inforrm” Media Law Quiz – set by the winner of the 2010 and 2011 quizes and the 2012 quiz master, Benjamin Pell. Once again, the Quizmaster’s fearsome reputation meant that not many of our readers and contributors had the courage to submit entries. Continue reading
In 2011, superinjunctions were the talk of the town. Fast forward to 2014, not a single application for a privacy injunction was made in London between January and June. In the age of social media, has seeking a privacy injunction become completely pointless? Continue reading
As criminal trials proceed against more journalists for alleged corrupt payments to public officials, and more evidence emerges about industrial-scale phone-hacking at Mirror Group newspapers, the Sun appears to have ratcheted up its “save our press freedom” mantra with a systematic attack on the Crown Prosecution Service. Continue reading
Personalised greeting card company Moonpig recently became the latest in a string of companies to hit the headlines because of a flaw in its cyber security. The flaw was found by developer Paul Price back in August 2013. He contacted Moonpig and was told that it would fix the problem. Continue reading
The deputy editor of The Sun told police that there was “more to life” than the “public interest” as defined by Press Complaints Commission code of practice and “If newspapers just dealt with matters of public interest as defined by the PCC code none would be sold”, a court heard on 29 January. Continue reading
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