Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2021. Following my widely read posts on 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 defamation cases, this is my personal selection of the most legally and factually interesting cases from England, Australia and Canada from the past year. Continue reading
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Month: December 2021 (Page 1 of 3)
Facebook’s fact checking assertions and policies have been called into question after the British Medical Journal (BMJ), (one of the world’s most prestigious medical publications) has been labelled by the social media network as a spreader of misinformation. Continue reading
Now that the legal term has ended, Inforrm is taking a winter break for a couple of weeks to allow the editorial team to relax and recover. We will have a some occasional posts over the next fortnight but the full normal service will not be resumed until 10 January 2022. Continue reading
Inforrm covered a wide range of data protection and privacy cases in 2021. Following my posts in 2018, 2019 and 2020 here is my selection of most notable privacy and data protection cases across 2021: Continue reading
The deeply partisan report of the Senate Inquiry into Media Diversity, tabled on 9 December 2021, is a disappointment. The main report by the Greens and Labor endorsed the campaign by former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull for a royal commission into media diversity and ownership, which they want to examine the influence of News Corporation and its owner, Rupert Murdoch. Continue reading
The Michaelmas Legal Term ends tomorrow and this is the final Round Up before the Christmas break. The Hilary Legal Term begins on 11 January 2022 and the first weekly Round Up of the new term will be on 10 January 2022. Continue reading
In my recent post on the Malkiewicz v UK application, I noted two ideas for reducing exorbitant cost of defamation proceedings. One was to allow publication proceedings to be heard in the County Courts, taking advantage of the costs limitations imposed by the ‘small claims’ and ‘fast track’ procedural rules. Alternatively, a new specialist court or tribunal could handle such claims. Continue reading
When Sienna Miller appeared outside the high court last week – after her hacking claim against The Sun was settled – she bravely described the ordeal she had suffered and the damage caused by the newspaper’s discovery of her pregnancy in 2005. Continue reading
In a case highly dependent on its very unusual facts, the Court of Appeal in Griffiths v Tickle ([2021] EWCA Civ 1882) confirmed (in dismissing an appeal) that a mother and father involved in Children Act 1989 proceedings can be identified. It agreed that a previous fact-finding judgment[pdf] by Her Honour Judge Williscroft at Derby County Court in November 2020, in relation to allegations of serious sexual abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, and violence, perpetrated by the husband on his ex-wife over a 10 year period, could be published (with relatively modest redactions relating to family members and the identity of the child). Continue reading
This is my selection of the top data breach fines in the EU and the United Kingdom in 2021, many of which have featured in our Law and Media Round Ups over the past year. Continue reading
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