The Ministry of Justice has published the privacy injunction statistics for 2017. These record a total of 14 applications for interim privacy injunctions, 11 of which resulted in injunctions being granted or, in one case, an undertaking being given and 3 which were refused. Continue reading
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Month: March 2018 (Page 4 of 4)
On 1 March 2018 the government announced that it would not be proceeding with the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry, and would seek to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. This post explains the background to that decision and assesses where that leaves us with press regulation. Continue reading
Last week saw the belated release of the Government’s response to the Consultation on the Leveson Inquiry [pdf] and its implementation. In accordance with its manifesto commitment the Government decided to cancel Leveson Part 2 and to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Continue reading
On 1 March 2018, Mrs Justice Yip granted Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN) permission to apply for judicial review of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which non-clinical patient data is shared between NHS Digital and the Home Office for the purposes of immigration enforcement. Continue reading
By endorsing the cancellation of part 2 of the Leveson inquiry the Guardian has conclusively switched sides in the debate about press abuses, joining hands with the perpetrators of those abuses and their friends in the Conservative government. Continue reading
The Cambridge University Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law is holding its Spring Conference on the subject of “Intermediary Liability and Responsibility” on Saturday 10 March 2017. Continue reading
Stand-up comedian Louise Reay is being sued by her ex-husband for defamation after she allegedly referred to him in a derogatory manner during her show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Continue reading
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Matt Hancock, told Parliament today that the Government was formally closing the Leveson Inquiry. Continue reading
Three days after Jacob Zuma resigned as South African president, the Afrikaans Sunday paper Rapport published two opinion pieces on opposing pages. The two writers, singer Steve Hofmeyr and poet Antjie Krog, dealt with Zuma’s contested legacy under the combined headline “The fall of a mistake”). Continue reading
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