On 9 February 2021, in a groundbreaking judgment in the case of Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd v Reddell [2021] ZAWCHC 22, Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath of the Western Cape High Court recognised that defendants may in principle raise a SLAPP defence in defamation cases. Continue reading
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On 15 February 2021 the Press Gazette reported that a man has been jailed for almost six months after sending Facebook messages threatening to shoot a regional journalist. Peter Cunliffe has also been handed a two-year restraining order preventing him from contacting Amy Fenton, who at the time of the offence was chief reporter at Newsquest daily The Mail in Cumbria. Continue reading
This is the thirteenth instalment in a regular series from Inforrm highlighting press and case reports of new media and information cases from around the world. It is intended to complement our United States: Monthly Round Up posts. Please let us know if there are other cases and jurisdictions which we should be covering. Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
“Publishers and their legal teams will fear that yesterday’s victory for the Duchess of Sussex is a leap towards a judge made privacy law” ran The Times article the day after Mr Justice Warby granted Summary Judgment in Meghan’s case against the Mail on Sunday (HRH The Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspaper Limited [2021] EWHC 273 (Ch)). Continue reading
One of the many unfortunate side effects of life in lockdown has been an increase in online abuse, with police,cybersecurity firms and charities alike reporting an increase in online stalking and harassment, as well as a surge in cases of revenge porn. Lockdowns cause internet use and screen time to increase, while making it harder for victims to conceal their location or avoid social media. As a result, not only is online abuse more frequent, but its effects can be even more devastating. Continue reading
The BBC has the latest on the Trump impeachment trial. President Biden has warned that democracy is fragile following the acquittal of the President. 57 to 43 Senators voted to convict Trump, 10 short of the 67 needed. The BBC has considered the implications of the trial. Sky News reports as does the Financial Times and NPR. Continue reading
On 11 February Lord Justice Warby handed down judgment on the summary judgment application in the case of HRH Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWHC 273 (Ch). The judge ruled that the publication of the Duchess’s letter to her father by the Mail on Sunday was “manifestly excessive and hence unlawful” and that “there is no prospect that a different judgment would be reached after a trial”. Continue reading
What are the biggest domestic news stories you remember from the last few years? Apart from all the natural disasters, I think of stories about George Pell, the coverage that led to the Banking Royal Commission, the SAS in Afghanistan and because I am a law nerd, the reporting on former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon. Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
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