The short Easter Legal Term ended on 28 May 2021, and the Trinity Legal Term will begin on 8 June 2021. Continue reading
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On 20 May 2021 the BBC published a Report by former Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justice, Lord Dyson into the circumstances of how BBC reporter Martin Bashir came to interview Princess Diana for the BBC Panorama in November 1995. Continue reading
The Online Safety Bill [pdf] was published in draft on 12 May 2021. In a press release about the plan, the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) claimed the “landmark laws” will “keep children safe, stop racial hate and protect democracy online”. Continue reading
On 5 May 2021 the Duchess of Sussex won the final element of her privacy and copyright case against Associated Newspapers. In January, Lord Justice Warby had delivered summary judgment in her favour, setting aside for later only the copyright point of the possible second author of the letter. Continue reading
On 26 April 2021, Nicklin J heard the last day of the Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon trial. The English Defence League founder (aka Tommy Robinson) is being sued by Jamal Hijazi, 17, who was filmed being attacked at his Huddersfield school in October 2018. Continue reading
On 19 April 2021 a joint statement in open court was read before Collins Rice J after Keith Wain and Julie Kelly accepted an offer of settlement in relation to the misuse of their private information in respect of the filming, making and multiple broadcasts of an episode of the television programme “Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!” . Continue reading
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster is suing TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen for defamation, saying he made an “attack” on her marriage with a tweet from 23 December 2019 which remained online until Dr Jessen deleted it on 7 January 2020. Continue reading
On 25 March 2021 the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google were before Congress about their handling of misinformation and online extremism following the 6 January Capitol riots. The, Guardian, CNBC and BBC also reports. Continue reading
The Easter legal term will begin tomorrow, Tuesday 13 April 2021 and continues to 28 May 2021. The Inforrm Easter Break ends today. Continue reading
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
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