On 22 July 2021, Mr Justice Nicklin handed down judgment in the Hijazi v Yaxley defamation proceedings [2021] EWHC 2008 (QB) (Yaxley-Lennon is popularly known by his pseudonym, Tommy Robinson). Continue reading
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Month: July 2021 (Page 1 of 3)
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
In the case of SIC – Sociedade Independente de Comunicação v Portugal ([2021] ECHR 703) the Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights held that an award of damages totalling €146,000 euros (about £124,200) – a record in Portugal – to a politician wrongly linked to an investigation into a paedophile scandal in the Azores was disproportionate and could have a chilling effect on freedom of expression. Continue reading
Photographic technology has raised questions about the privacy of those captured since its emergence in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The case of Hájovský v. Slovakia ([2021] ECHR 591) the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) returned to the tricky, topical issue of the degree of protection Article 8 affords the filmed or photographed individual. Continue reading
A year ago, The Times newspaper published a news report that began: “The National Trust has declared its intention to ‘dial down’ its role as a major cultural institution and move away from being the custodian of the English country home.” Continue reading
The Trinity Legal Term ends on Friday 30 July 2021 and the summer legal vacation will last for 2 calendar months, with the Michaelmas term beginning on Friday 1 October 2021. Continue reading
A major journalistic investigation has found evidence of malicious software being used by governments around the world, including allegations of spying on prominent individuals. Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
The UK government has proposed new legislation to counter state threats, including an overhaul of the Official Secrets Act. According to the Home Office, the new legislation is necessary because “the existing legislation does not sufficiently capture the discernible and very real threat posed by state threats”. Continue reading
Every time that Britain’s national newspapers are threatened with a more effective form of regulation than that allegedly provided by IPSO, they are wont to scream blue murder that what is being proposed is nothing less than “state licensing” of the press. Continue reading
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