Essex Police have dropped their investigation into Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson over a possible breach of the Public Order Act 1986 regarding a year-old, deleted post on X. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: November 2024 (Page 1 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 Australian federal government today introduced into parliament legislation for its social media ban for people under 16 years. Continue reading
The news media in South Africa have a long and dark history of being used to oppress the majority during colonialism and apartheid. Continue reading
Prince Harry and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are the only remaining claimants pursuing legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) in their unlawful information gathering claim. 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 Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights today handed down judgment in the case of Associated Newspapers v United Kingdom (App No 37398/21). It was claimed that success fees and ATE premiums under CFA’s violated the newspapers Article 10 right to freedom of express. It was held that success fees did violate Article 10 but there was no violation in relation to recoverable ATE premiums. Continue reading
After months of uncertainty from a tight presidential and congressional election in the US, Tuesday’s result begins to set the course for 2025 and beyond. 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
After a gap of nearly twenty years, another judge of the County Court of Victoria has recognised the existence of a common law tort for the invasion of privacy in Waller (a pseudonym) v Barrett (a pseudonym) [2024] VCC 962 (‘Waller’). This represents a striking development in the common law of Australia and, notably, arose only weeks before the Second Reading of a Commonwealth Bill that proposes to introduce a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy into Australian legal landscape. Continue reading
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