The Judge hearing the bid by the Sun newspaper to block phone hacking claims brought by Prince Harry and Hugh Grant has ordered a a further, shorter hearing in July, after which he will give his decision. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: April 2023 (Page 1 of 3)
It has been five years since My Clean Slate launched its “delisting service”, trying to repair people’s online reputations. Over that time it has dealt with hundreds of clients. What are the lessons? One clear lesson is perseverance. Continue reading
The figures for new claims issued in the Media and Communications List of the Queen’s Bench Division (“the M&C List”) continue to show substantial annual variations. According to HM Courts and Tribunals E-Filing Service a total of 202 new claims were issued in 2022, a 64% decrease on 2022 when a total of 564 new claims were issued. That was, itself, a 50% increase on the number of claims issued in 2020 (373). Continue reading
Late last week, Lachlan Murdoch dropped his defamation claim against key figures behind online publication Crikey. Murdoch had a strong case. So why would he choose to drop it? Continue reading
In the aftermath of the long running libel clam by Bruno Lachaux against two newspapers, the United Kingdom government has accepted that the success fees recovered by the claimants breached Article 10 and has paid more than £500,000 to the defendants. Continue reading
Fox Corporation has agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million (£630m) to settle a landmark defamation suit brought by the election technology company over claims repeatedly aired on Fox News suggesting its voting machines were involved in a conspiracy to rig the 2020 US presidential election. 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 aftershocks of the 2020 presidential election continue to reverberate in politics and the media with Fox News Network’s April 18, 2023, US$787.5 million settlement with U.S. Dominion Inc. The settlement puts an end to Dominion’s defamation suit against the network. Continue reading
With both the Illegal Migration Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill currently before Parliament, it is clear that both immigration control and data protection are high on the UK political agenda. Both areas have also been prominent before the courts. Continue reading
The new Easter legal term begins this week on Tuesday 18 April 2023 and finishes on Friday 26 May 2023. Continue reading
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