In Ontumulus v Collett ([2013] EWHC 980 (QB)) a Turkish Yacht company and a German Yacht company, together with Mr Ontulmus, who was a shareholder in the Turkish company and a consultant to both companies, sued the defendants in England in respect of five emails which were alleged to have been read in Germany and Switzerland. Continue reading
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A coroner has criticised the “sensational and salacious” press coverage of teacher Lucy Meadows, who killed herself in March, and called for the Government to implement the recommendations of the Leveson Report, as PA Mediapoint reports here. Continue reading
The “Independent” has reported the results of a Com Res Opinion poll [pdf] which shows that 63% of the public think that suspects should normally remain anonymous on arrest. The vociferous press campaign against anonymity over the past 2 months does not appear to have had any appreciable effect on public opinion. Continue reading
The Daily Mail is in favour of regulation with statutory independent oversight – as long as it applies to others. Last week, without apparent irony, it reported favourably on the findings of the “Legal Services Board” – a “state watchdog” which had condemned the complaints handling of the barristers’ regulatory body, the Bar Standards Board (BSB). The message was clear to anyone except the Mail: regulators need independent oversight. Continue reading
The Campaign for Freedom of Information (“CFOI”), one of the most important public interest campaigning bodies in Britain in recent decades, is in financial difficulties and needs help urgently. Continue reading
In a judgment handed down on 30 May 2013 in the case of OOO ‘Vesti’ v Russia ([2013] ECHR 485) the Court of Human Rights has held that an award of damages and an order for the publication of a retraction in a defamation claim brought by the Chief Federal Inspector of the Kirov Region did not breach the Article 10 rights of the newspaper or the journalist. The interference was not disproportionate to the legitimate aim of protecting the reputation and rights of others. Continue reading
The Media Reform Coalition has organised a “Rally For Media Reform – Our Media, Not Theirs!”, which is taking place at 7pm on Monday 17 June 2013 at the University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London W1.
This is the Media Reform Coalition’s explanation of the purpose of the rally: Continue reading
In April 2013, Google was fined by the German data regulator £125,000 for recording and storing data illegally from homes using unsecured Wi-Fi networks. The information was collected by Google whilst it was gathering material for its Streetview project. The Hamburg data regulator Johannes Caspar was clear: “In my opinion, this case constitutes one of the biggest known data violations in history” he said. Continue reading
In R (M) v Parole Board [2013] EWHC 1360 the High Court held the media should be free to identify a convicted murderer who brought judicial review proceedings challenging a Parole Board decision that he must remain in closed prison conditions. The case is an example of the need for judicial vigilance whenever parties agree that anonymity is appropriate. Continue reading
On Thursday 23 May 2013, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law hosted an event entitled “The Right to Privacy and the Freedom of the Press: From the European to Domestic Perspectives … and Back“. Judge Boštjan Zupančič, the Slovenian judge at the European Court of Human Rights, gave a presentation, Sir Geoffrey Nice responded and Sir Stephen Sedley chaired the event. The recently retired English judge at the Court of Human Rights, Sir Nicholas Bratza, participated in the discussion. Continue reading
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