We have, once again belatedly, caught up with the most recent annual Judicial Statistics – those for 2013. These show a substantial decrease in the number of issued defamation claims, down 24% from 2012. In 2013 there were 142 issued defamation claims in London (where the large majority of claims are made) – as opposed to 186 in 2012. This is the lowest annual figure since 2002 and appears to be the second lowest of all time. Continue reading
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The last year was a relatively quiet one in the media law courts. Our Table of Media Law cases records only 53 decisions of all kinds in defamation cases in 2013. There were none in the Supreme Court, 12 in the Court of Appeal and 41 at first instance. Continue reading
Phone hacking and its close relations blagging and bribing were rarely out of the media law news in 2013. There were new arrests and charges throughout the year, culminating in an Old Bailey Trial. This began on 28 October 2013 with eight defendants facing seven charges. Continue reading
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