The Fourth Section of the Court of Human Rights today handed down judgment in the case of Pal v UK [2021] ECHR 990, a case arising out of the arrest and prosecution of journalist Dr Rita Pal for harassing another journalist (referred to in the judgment as AB). It was held that this was a violation of Dr Pal’s Article 10 rights. Continue reading
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Month: November 2021 (Page 1 of 4)
On 25 November 2021, the European Commission has published its comprehensive legislative proposal package to reinforce democracy and protect the integrity of elections. The package comprises a new draft proposal on a new regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising and three amendment proposals: one of those on European political parties and two on electoral rights of EU citizens. The package had been prescheduled by the European Democracy Action Plan (2.1. and 2.2.) for year 2021. Continue reading
Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has successfully passed the first stage of his libel claim against journalist Catherine Belton and publisher HarperCollins for allegations made in the best-selling book, Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On The West (Abramovich v HarperCollins and Catherine Belton [2021] EWHC 3154 (QB)). Continue reading
In recent months the Australian government has proposed cracking down on online anonymity. The idea is that attaching online posts to a person’s real name will reduce abuse and increase accountability. Online bullying and misinformation are growing problems, and government action to address them is overdue. Continue reading
Next week, on 30 November and 1 December 2021, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in ZXC v Bloomberg LP. The case gives the court an opportunity to answer one of the most important questions which has emerged in English privacy law in recent years: does a person who has not been charged with an offence have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a police investigation into their activities? Continue reading
Unless you have been living in a cave, you will be well aware of Facebook’s current travails, fed by whistle-blower Frances Haugen’s explosive testimony about how Facebook researched but ignored findings that suggested the company’s algorithms were harming individual users by promoting content that kept them engaged—but at a cost to their mental wellbeing. Continue reading
On 10 November 2021, the BBC severed ties with Stonewall’s Diversity Champions (DC) programme. With over 900 members, it is considered ‘the leading employers’ programme for ensuring all LGBTQ+ staff are free to be themselves in the workplace’. Continue reading
The question of how much leeway a litigant-in-person should get when it comes to compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR’) and court orders is a long-argued and fraught one. The concept of litigants-in-person being treated in the same way as those professionally represented has been eroded over time with concessions here and indulgences there. Continue reading
In a statement in open court read on 15 November 2021, the Home Secretary has apologised to Dr Salman Butt, editor of Islam 21C, for a press release published in 2015 that falsely accused Dr Butt of being an extremist hate preacher who legitimises terrorism, and from whose poisonous and pernicious influence students should be protected. Continue reading
Four months after its chair received an appeal for urgent action to address a collapse of journalistic standards at the Jewish Chronicle, the board of the corporate press complaints body – IPSO – is finally set to discuss the matter. Continue reading
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