Category: Media (Page 8 of 171)

The Fourth Edition of the leading textbook, The Law of Privacy and the Media was published by OUP on 19 November 2024.  This 944 page edition is edited by New Zealand privacy academic, Nicole Moreham and by Adam Speker KC.   5RB has contributed a team of 25 contributors.  More details about the book are to be found on the 5RB website – where a 30% discount is offered on the cover price of £350. Continue reading

Prince Harry and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are the only remaining claimants pursuing legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) in their unlawful information gathering claim. Continue reading

On Monday 28 October, Johnson J sentenced far-right activist, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, to 18 months in prison for contempt of court in the case of HM Solicitor General v Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) [2024] EWHC 2732 (KB). The High Court heard that Yaxley-Lennon had admitted to 10 breaches of an injunction imposed in 2021 relating to the libel case of Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon. Continue reading

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was remanded in custody ahead of a large planned demonstration by his supporters in London. Kent Police confirmed his arrest following a High Court order over contempt of court allegations and a separate charge under the Terrorism Act for allegedly refusing to provide his phone’s PIN during a July border stop. Continue reading

In the case of Schrems v Meta Platforms Ireland, (4 October 2024, C-446/21) the Court of Justice for the European Union ruled that social networks cannot use all of the personal data obtained from their users for personalised advertising, without any restrictions as to the time and the type of data. Privacy campaigner, Max Schrems argued that Facebook violated data protection law by using personal data about his sexual orientation to target ads at him. Continue reading