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The Media Secretary, Karen Bradley, told the Commons Media Select Committee this week that she will announce the long-overdue outcome of her consultation on Section 40 and Leveson Part Two ‘shortly’ – hinting it would be in the next few weeks.
Earlier I posted about the European Commission’s Communication on Illegal Content Online. I said it dangerously over-estimated the power of procedural mechanisms like counter-notice to get legal speech back online once platforms take it down. Continue reading
In the case of Al-Ko Kober Ltd & Anor v Sambhi [2017] EWHC 2474 (QB), Mrs Justice Whipple took the unusual step of granting an application for: (1) an interim injunction in malicious falsehood; and (2) an order to cease processing personal data under section 10(4) of the Data Protection Act (‘DPA’). Continue reading
We have covered the case originally headlined “Christian child forced into foster care” on a number of occasions. Our earlier posts can be found here : Continue reading
The European Commission recently released a Communication on Tackling Illegal Content Online. It concludes that platforms have a responsibility to develop filtering technologies, in order to identify illegal content ranging from copyright infringement to hate speech. Continue reading
The steady stream of settlements in phone hacking and illegal information gathering cases has continued this week. On Thursday 5 October 2017 we reported on statements in open court in the cases of Steve Coogan, Sienna Miller and Jamie Theakston. Continue reading
In an important judgment handed down on 4 October 2017 in the case of Google Inc v Duffy ([2017] SASFC 130 [pdf]) the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Australia upheld the decision of Blue J ([2015] SASC 170) that Google Inc was liable for the defamatory content of the hyperlinks and paragraphs in search results on the claimant’s name (see our comment on the first instance decision). Continue reading
The first term of the legal year, Michaelmas, began on 2 October and ends on 21 December 2017. In this post we preview the media law trials due to be heard this term and draw attention to some pending applications for permission to appeal. Continue reading
The Mirror Newspapers phone hacking litigation continues. A number of high profile settlements were announced this week with Statements in Open Court in a number of cases including those brought by Steve Coogan, Sienna Miller and Jamie Theakston. Continue reading
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