The Hilary Legal Term ends on Wednesday 16 April 2025. The short Easter Term will begin on Tuesday 29 April 2025 and run until Friday 23 May 2025. Continue reading
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Category: Media (Page 6 of 171)
Over 30 Met Police officers raided a Quaker Meeting House to arrest 6 members of the activist group, Youth Demand, who have been carrying out acts of civil disobedience since last year. The arrests, which came amid concerns about plans to disrupt London next month with tactics like roadblocks, have drawn criticism in relation to the right to freedom of expression and assembly. Continue reading
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen was arrested and deported from Turkey on Wednesday 26 March 2025, branded as a “threat to public order”, for reporting on the country’s anti-government protests against the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu. Continue reading
The “targeted advertising” data protection case of O’Carroll v Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd (KB-2022-004365) was settled on 21 March 2025 with a Facebook has agreeing to stop the claimant’s personal data to target ads at her. Continue reading
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in the appeal of R v Hallam and Others [2025] EWCA Crim 199, which considered the length of the sentences in the “Just Stop Oil” protest cases. Continue reading
On Wednesday 5 March 2025, the trial in the case of Clarke v Guardian QB-2022-001397 began before Steyn J. The actor, Noel Clarke is suing The Guardian for libel and data protection in relation to eight articles published between 2021-2022 which accused him of sexual misconduct. The Guardian is arguing that the defences of truth and public interest apply. Continue reading
President Trump has criticised the UK’s request for Apple to create a secret “back door” to its most secure iCloud storage, comparing it to tactics used by China. During an interview with the Spectator magazine following his meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Trump said he warned Starmer, “You can’t do this.” Continue reading
Apple is to remove its highest level of data protection from customers in the UK following a government demand for access to user data. The Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool, which is used to protect “majority” of iCloud data, will be withdrawn from Apple users in the UK. Continue reading
US Vice-President, JD Vance criticised Europe’s retreat from protecting free speech at the Munich Security Conference. Vance was expected to speak on issues of security and defence, however he instead used the platform to accuse European governments of stifling free expression and retreating from their “most fundamental values.” Continue reading
On 5 February 2025, Mrs Justice Steyn refused the application by Noel Clarke to strike out the Guardian‘s defence to his libel claim, Clarke v Guardian News and Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 222 (KB). Continue reading
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