This week, a new generative AI chatbot model, DeepSeek, which was produced in China was released and quickly became one of the most downloaded apps on the Apple Store. DeepSeek claims to have been built on a much smaller budget than existing models, such as Open AI, by using fewer memory chips. Continue reading
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On 22 January 2025, News Group Newspapers (NGN) – publishers of the Sun and the defunct News of the World – offered a “full and unequivocal apology” to the Duke of Sussex for “the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators instructed by them at the News of the World”. Continue reading
The Norwich Pharmacal Order (“NPO”) has, for the last five decades, been a valuable tool in the hands of a potential claimant who seeks identify anonymous wrongdoers. A third party who holds identifying information can, if they have been “mixed up” in the wrongdoing, be ordered to disclose identifying documents or information. Continue reading
After yesterday’s adjournment saga, it was announced that the claims brought by Prince Harry and Lord Watson against News Group Newspapers (“NGN”) had settled on the payment of “substantial damages”. The BBC has suggested that the sum paid by NGN for damages and costs was in excess of £10 million. Continue reading
On Wednesday 29 January 2025, the Press Justice Project is bringing together regulators, legal practitioners and even an award-winning actor – to address critical issues in reputation and media accountability with “Reputation 2025”: the first media law conference of the year. Continue reading
The trial of the claims brought by Prince Harry and Tom Watson against News Group Newspapers are due to commence on Tuesday 21 January 2025. There was a Reuters news report last week and one in the Financial Times. Continue reading
Happy New Year to all Inforrm readers. The Hilary Term begins today and run to Wednesday 16 April 2025. Continue reading
The 2024 figures for new claims issued in the Media and Communications List of the King’s Bench Division (“the M&C List”) show a marked decline from 2023. According to data derived from HM Courts and Tribunals E-Filing Service a total of 174 new claims were issued in 2024, an 18% fall from the 213 claims issued in 2023. Continue reading
This is the last Weekly Round Up of 2024. The Michaelmas term finished on Friday 20 December 2024. The Hilary Term will begin on Monday 13 January 2025. From everyone at Inforrm, I wish you a very Merry Christmas. Continue reading
A YouGov Poll, commissioned by the campaigning group Hacked Off, shows continuing strong public support for establishing the second part of the Leveson Inquiry and for the Government to take steps to bring all newspapers into a press regulator which meets the criteria suggested by the Leveson Inquiry. Inforrm had an article with further information here. Continue reading
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