On 5 April 2017, Lady Justice Arden gave Nicola Stocker permission to appeal the judgment of Mr Justice Mitting dated 3 March 2016 ([2016] EWHC 474 (QB)). Continue reading
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Month: April 2017 (Page 4 of 4)
Two days after the Westminster attack on March 22, the journalist Simon Jenkins cautioned against overreaction to such assaults, claiming “the actions of the authorities and the media in response to Wednesday have ramped up the hysteria of terror”. Continue reading
Last month, Mr Justice Warby handed down judgment in Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB), the first libel case to consider the “serious harm” test under section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 within the context of a social media post.
At a hearing on 3 April 2017, Mr Justice Mann made an order that the Metropolitan Police Service (“MPS”) provide information about Operation Yewtree to the BBC, the first defendant in to a privacy claim brought by Sir Cliff Richard. Continue reading
Leading brands are boycotting advertising services on Google’s YouTube after their ads were placed alongside content they deemed inappropriate and – even worse – were charged for the privilege. Continue reading
The columnist and broadcaster Katie Hopkins has lodged an application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal against the judgment of Warby J ([2017] EWHC 433 (QB)) awarding damages of £24,000 to food blogger and writer Jack Monroe. Continue reading
This was the week in which the United Kingdom gave its (possible revocable) notification under Article 50. The Press Gazette looked at the coverage by the UK papers. The Guardian had a piece about reactions on both sides of the Channel. Continue reading
There are several other reasons why the decision of the House of Lords in Reynolds v Times Newspapers was aberrant. Transferring the risk from huge publishers like Associated Newspapers and News International for publishing false and defamatory material on to modestly remunerated public servants is such as police and army officers is extraordinary enough. Continue reading
The purpose of this update is to correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, to explain and comment on published Judgments of family cases and to highlight other transparency news. Continue reading
For a media lawyer who has been battling “fake news” for his entire career – as well as robustly defending good investigatory journalism – there is a rich irony that the Culture Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons is belatedly to take an interest in fake news and is engaging in a public consultation. Continue reading
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