The Wagatha Christie libel case is now over, with Rebekah Vardy losing her lawsuit against fellow football WAG (short for wives and girlfriends) Coleen Rooney in a high court judgement that questioned Vardy’s credibility as a witness. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: August 2022 (Page 2 of 2)
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 reform of defamation law in Northern Ireland has been a long awaited and much-contested issue since the introduction in England and Wales of the Defamation Act 2013 (the 2013 Act). We last discussed this issue as part of our Defamation update in March, which can be accessed here. Continue reading
Last year, the High Court made the decision that the late Prince Philip’s will should be “sealed up” for a period of 90 years, preventing anyone finding out who he had left his estate to. The decision was made by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, in his capacity as Head of Probate. Continue reading
Back in March, exercising rare concern for those exploited by the super-rich, the government issued an ‘urgent call for evidence’ that promised, based upon ‘third party and anecdotal evidence’ [42], ‘quick and effective’ action against Strategic Litigation against Public Participation (“SLAPPs”). Continue reading
The Trinity Legal Term ended on Friday 29 July 2022. The Michaelmas Legal Term will begin on 3 October 2022. Inforrm will be taking a summer break over the next two months and our next Law and Media Round Up will be in October. We will, however, continue posting from time to time over this period. Continue reading
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