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On 25 March 2021 the Court of Appeal (Underhill and Dingemans LJJ) handed down judgment ([2021] EWCA Civ 423), refusing Johnny Depp’s application for permission to appeal against Nicol J’s dismissal of his libel claim against the Sun. Continue reading
This is the fourteenth instalment in a regular series from Inforrm highlighting press and case reports of new media and information cases from around the world. It is intended to complement our United States: Monthly Round Up posts. Please let us know if there are other cases and jurisdictions which we should be covering. Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph columnist Julie Burchill has apologised to activist and journalist Ash Sarkar, and agreed to pay her “substantial damages”, after making defamatory allegations on Twitter that played into Islamophobic tropes. Continue reading
A group of US lawmakers is proposing a Australia style bill for media organisation, particularly social media companies- Ars Technica has the story. Reuters also covers the legislative proposals advanced by Amy Klobuchar and David Cicilline. Continue reading
On 10 March, ITV released a statement: “Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.” The announcement came after broadcast regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into comments made by Morgan about the Duchess of Sussex discussing her mental health and suicidal thoughts in her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Continue reading
There are portions of Lord Justice Warby’s most recent judgment in the litigation between Meghan Markle and Associated Newspapers [2021] EWHC 510 (Ch). that read as if he was dealing with a contempt of court case. So trenchant are the phrases he uses to deploy the novel remedy of an enforced publication on the front page and page 3 of The Mail on Sunday and similar for its online relative MailOnline that the phrase “cruel and unusual punishment” springs to mind. Continue reading
Piers Morgan’s ignominious exit from Good Morning Britain presents an ideal moment to reflect upon the meaning and nature of free speech. Continue reading
“I would sit up at night, and I was just, like, I don’t understand how all of this is being churned out … And I just didn’t want to be alive anymore.” This stark admission from the Duchess of Sussex during her and her husband’s much-anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey captures how press treatment of Meghan drove the couple’s decision to step back from royal duties. Continue reading
Being conscious of its regulatory role during the ongoing global health crisis, the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”), the UK’s regulator of advertising across all media, aims to act with due regard to the circumstances faced by businesses in the current emergency. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the regulator seems to have adopted a layered approach to the implementation of its rules. Continue reading
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