Richard’s many interests invariably blossomed into expertise – from fine wine (his cellar matched his knowledge), to the dry fly of choice for testing conditions, to Mozart’s life and works. His chosen area of the law, the law of defamation with its unending search for the civilised balance between the right to reputation and freedom of expression in an ever-evolving social context, was no exception. His natural leaning may have been towards the latter. Continue reading
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In 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) truly entered our daily lives. The latest data shows four in five teenagers in the United Kingdom are using generative AI tools. About two-thirds of Australian employees report using generative AI for work. Continue reading
There is no comprehensive public record of judgments handed down in the Kings Bench Division, Media and Communications List (“MAC List”) in 2023. The best available data appears to be from the invaluable Bailii website which lists 61 MAC List first instance judgments for 2023. This is a fuller list than Westlaw – which has 50 judgments, and the National Archives (Findlaw) which has 45. 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
David Hooper, now retired from practice as a media lawyer, but who has certainly not lost his touch for adventure, has written a good book about some bad people. These are people who have used their financial might with the assistance of some greedy lawyers to stop the truth from getting into the public domain. Continue reading
Press freedom is once again in peril, according to right-wing newspapers. As part of a mass offensive recalling the heady days of reaction to the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices, and ethics of the British press following the phone-hacking scandal, an editorial in the Mail on 28 November boomed that freedom of the press is a “democratic necessity” and among the “precious institutions and freedom which must not be compromised at any price” – while Charles Moore warned in the Telegraph on 24 November that “the nationalisation of a British national newspaper seems possible”. Continue reading
A pivotal court judgment has found evidence that “habitual” phone hacking went on at Mirror Group newspapers for years. The high court judgement from Mr Justice Fancourt left no doubt: “There is compelling evidence that the editors of each newspaper knew very well that [phone hacking] was being used extensively and habitually and that they were happy to take the benefits of it”. Continue reading
It has been announced that the President of the King’s Bench Division has appointed Mrs Justice Steyn DBE and Mrs Justice Collins Rice DBE as the Judges Jointly in Charge of the Media and Communications (MAC) List. This is a three year appointment that runs from 22 December 2023 to 21 December 2026. Continue reading
On 15 December 2023, Fancourt J handed down judgement in favour of the claimants in the case of The Duke of Sussex and Ors v MGN Limited [2023] EWHC 3217 (Ch). 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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