Following the arrest of three journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests last week, Hertfordshire Police Chief, Constable Charlie Hall, introduced new measures to protect legitimate media reporting and commissioned an independent review of the arrests. Continue reading
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The Chief Constable of Hertfordshire has promised an investigation into the arrests of journalists covering climate protests, amid accusations the force was threatening press freedom and an intervention by Downing Street. Continue reading
The government came under fire after The Mail on Sunday reported that former Prime Minister Liz Truss had her phone hacked by spies suspected of working for Russian President, Vladimir Putin whilst she was foreign secretary. Continue reading
Let’s talk about that tricky F-word, freedom. Media freedom, to be exact. Do you think the absolute freedom of the media is a fundamental pillar of democratic societies? If so, Damian Tambini’s Media Freedom may cause you to not only re-examine your stance but perhaps completely change it. Continue reading
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter. Musk, a self-styled “free speech absolutist”, has been a long time critic of Twitter’s management and moderation policies. On completion of the deal, he tweeted that “the bird is freed.” This announcement comes after months of legal wrangling and an attempt by Musk to withdraw from the deal. Continue reading
Amid the extraordinary political turmoil of the past week, the House of Commons held a little noticed short debate on the subject of “Lawfare and Investigative Journalism“. Continue reading
The identities of the actors set to play Coleen Rooney, Rebekah Vardy and their lawyers, as well as husbands Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy, have been revealed for Channel 4’s upcoming two-part film, Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama. There was a piece in the Scotsman about the series which will be broadcast later in the year. Continue reading
Misuse of private information claims were issued against Associated Newspapers by a number of well known claimants including Prince Harry, Sadie Frost, Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. The company, publishers of the Mail titles, has always denied phone hacking and other illegal information gathering. The allegations include burglary and landline tapping. Continue reading
The legal year and the Michaelmas Legal Term begin today. The term ends on Wednesday 21 December 2022. Our regular weekly updates begin again today. Please let us know if there are hearings or judgments we should be including. Continue reading
Politicians from mainstream parties in the UK and Germany post far fewer links to untrustworthy websites on Twitter and this has remained constant since 2016, according to our new research. Continue reading
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