There is a sneaking suspicion among some media lawyers that our cases seem to get permission to appeal to the higher courts more regularly than one might expect. Maybe it’s the fast-changing nature of media and communications law in the digital era; maybe it’s the sparkle and pizzazz of celebrities and gossip which brightens the day of overworked appellate judges. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: April 2018 (Page 3 of 4)
If you are a regulator sworn to uphold standards in a given industry, it’s vital that you know about any possible breaches of those standards, right? In other words, you should be grateful to anyone who tells you about such breaches, whoever they are. Continue reading
The second day of the trial in the case of Sir Cliff Richard v BBC took place yesterday before Mr Justice Mann. Sir Cliff Richard has told the judge he felt “forever tainted” following BBC coverage of a police raid on his home. Continue reading
In a judgment handed down at the High Court today, Mr Justice Warby has ordered Google LLC to delist eleven URLs referring to a spent conviction of a businessman known as NT2. The claim brought by the other claimant, NT1. A joint public judgment was given in both cases ([2018] EWHC 799 (QB)). Continue reading
The trial in the case of Sir Cliff Richard v BBC began today before Mr Justice Mann in Court 15 of the Rolls Building. The day was taken up with the opening submissions of Justin Rushbrooke QC for Sir Cliff and Gavin Millar QC for the BBC. Continue reading
It has been said that almost every concept and rule in the field of defamation law has to be reconsidered in light of the Internet. The Law Commission of Ontario’s Defamation Law and the Internet: Where Do We Go From Here? conference considers whether or how defamation law should be reformed in light of fast-moving and far-reaching developments in law, technology and social values. Continue reading
Facebook is facing a reckoning in the court of public opinion for how the social media giant and its partners handle customer data. In the court of law, holding Facebook responsible for its actions has been quite a bit harder. Continue reading
One of the many people who have seen their complaints about bad journalism in the national press swept aside is taking his case against the sham press regulator, IPSO, to the High Court. The hearing will take place in the Administrative Court on 17 April 2018. Continue reading
The trial of the privacy and data protection claims brought by Sir Cliff Richard against the BBC will begin on Thursday 12 April 2018 before Mr Justice Mann. The trial is listed for 10 days. The trial will deal with a number of new and important issues concerning privacy and the reporting of police investigations. Continue reading
The Easter Legal Term begins tomorrow, 10 April 2018. The term ends on 25 May 2018. The media law highlight of the term seems likely to be the trial in the case of Sir Cliff Richard v BBC which begins on Thursday 12 April 2018. We will have a “case preview” later in the week. Continue reading
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