In a judgment handed down today, Mr Justice Nicklin made an order that the claimants in the case of Baroness Lawrence & Ors v Associated Newspapers pay the costs of the action to be assessed on the indemnity basis ([2026] EWHC 2207 (KB)) [pdf]. Continue reading
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Though it has many legitimate uses, the dark side of deepfake technology has once again been highlighted by Labour MP Jess Asato’s current claim against Elon Musk’s xAI for its Grok feature which produced fake sexualised images of her. Continue reading
This month’s Mail Newspapers judgment in the case brought by Prince Harry and others was a comprehensive defeat for the claimants [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB). The judge found that, in relation to every one of the 57 pleaded articles, the claimants had failed to prove that Mail journalists had used unlawful information gathering (UIG). Continue reading
News: Lawrence and Others v Associated Newspapers, Judge dismisses all claims of all seven claimants
Mr Justice Nicklin today handed down judgment following the trial of misuse of private information and breach of confidence claims brought by seven Claimants against Associated Newspapers Limited (“Associated”), the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline. The 46-day trial of the action took place between 19 January and 31 March 2026. Continue reading
“You have zero privacy … Get over it,” Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, declared in 1999. What might have sounded like a bold claim at the turn of the millennium has turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy in today’s era of big data and artificial intelligence. Continue reading
In December 2025, the Home Office opened a consultation on potential avenues for a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition, and similar technologies. Continue reading
On 18 March 2026, the Press Justice Project will host Off the Record in London — a half-day conference examining the evolving relationship between police and the press at a time of significant legal and institutional change. Continue reading
Imagine a stranger starts chatting with you on a train platform or in a shop. The exchange feels ordinary. Later, it appears online, edited as “dating advice” and framed to invite sexualised commentary. Continue reading
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly used to deceive people. Continue reading
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