On 30 October 2026, the Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Collins Rice J) handed down judgment dismissing challenges brought by Meta, X and TikTok to information requests issued by Ofcom pursuant to its powers under the Online Safety Act 2023, R (Meta, X and TikTok) v Ofcom [2026] EWHC 2779 (Admin). These were the first judicial review proceedings to test Ofcom’s information powers under the Act. Continue reading
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Ofcom is investigating a fairness and privacy complaint from former BBC presenter Huw Edwards over Channel 5’s drama about his downfall, “Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards.” The disgraced presenter said the programme gave a misleading and unfair account and that he did not have a fair chance to respond to alleged inaccuracies. Channel 5 will robustly defend the complaint, saying it drew on extensive interviews, text exchanges and court reporting. The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, GB News, HuffPost UK and Deadline covered the development. Continue reading
On 13 October 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down judgment in Duff and BBC Scotland v the United Kingdom 8562/19. The ECtHR found that the exclusion of BBC Scotland journalist Steven Duff from a closed hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court also found a violation of Article 13, the right to an effective remedy. Continue reading
Thames Valley Police has accepted that the search warrants used to raid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes in February were unlawful due to an error in the legal basis for issuing them. Continue reading
The Michaelmas Legal Term began on Thursday 1 October 2026 and will run to Monday 21 December 2026. Continue reading
Event: Press Justice Project, Women, Media and Justice: Challenging Misogyny, Changing the Narrative
The Press Justice Project supports people affected by press abuse and campaigns for higher standards across journalism. On 13 October, it will be bringing that work into focus with an event looking at the ways women are treated by the media, as targets of discrimination in press coverage, and as journalists in the newsroom. Continue reading
The Journal of Media Law has published a special issue on “Making Public Allegations: Media Law in its Social Context” (currently open access). The collection asks how media law can create settings which both protect due process and deserved reputation and allow truth-tellers to expose harm and warn other would-be victims. These issues are explored in a range of contexts and jurisdictions. Continue reading
This post covers developments since the last weekly Law and Media Round Up on 3 August 2026. The summer legal vacation will run until Thursday 1 October 2026 when the Michaelmas Legal Term will begin. Our next weekly round up will be on 5 October 2026. Continue reading
On Wednesday 15 July 2026, the Court of Appeal (Vos MR, Warby LJ and Whipple LJ) handed down judgement in the appeal of Vince v ANL [2026] EWCA Civ 899. Eco entrepreneur, Dale Vince brought a defamation and subsequent data protection claim against Associated Newspapers in relation to the publication of an article which juxtaposed his photograph with a headline referring to a “sex pest” Labour donor, despite the article itself relating to another individual. Continue reading
On 7 July 2026, Mr Justice Nicklin handed down judgment following the lengthy trial of the misuse of private information and breach of confidence claims brought by seven Claimants against Associated Newspapers Limited (“Associated”), the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE & Ors v Associated Newspapers Limited [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB). Continue reading
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