On 1 February 2023, the Supreme Court gave judgment on the private nuisance case of Fearn & Ors v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4. By a majority of 3:2 the Court found the Tate liable in the tort of private nuisance to flat owners overlooked by the viewing gallery of Tate Modern. The claim has been remitted to the High Court for remedy. Continue reading
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Human Rights Watch has warned that the UK is about to be labelled a human rights abuser if it continues to clamp down on protest rights and work towards the replacement of the Human Rights Act with the Bill of Rights. Continue reading
The review conducted by Cambridgeshire Constabulary has found that the arrest of four journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests by Hertfordshire Police earlier this month may have constituted “unlawful interference” in their freedom of expression. Continue reading
The legal year and the Michaelmas Legal Term begin today. The term ends on Wednesday 21 December 2022. Our regular weekly updates begin again today. Please let us know if there are hearings or judgments we should be including. Continue reading
This round up covers law and media developments during August since our last Law and Media Round Up on 1 August 2022. Our regular weekly round ups will resume on Monday 3 October 2022, the first day of the Michaelmas Legal Term and of the new legal year. Continue reading
On 7 July 2022, the Law Commission published its final report on intimate image abuse (IIA), with recommendations to create a comprehensive criminal offence that provides effective protection against all manifestations of IIA. The report should be commended for addressing the existing sporadic IIA offences which are not fit for purpose and leave many instances of abuse unpunished. Continue reading
The short Easter legal term ended on Thursday 27 May 2022. The Trinity legal term will begin on Tuesday 7 June 2022 and end on Friday 29 July 2022. Inforrm will not be taking a Whitsun break and will continue posting as usual. Continue reading
The Easter Legal Term begins tomorrow, 26 April 2022 and will end on 27 May 2022. This term will see the long awaited trial in the so-called, “Wagatha Christie” libel case, Vardy v Rooney which is due to commence on 9 May 2022 and is listed for 7 days. As we mention below, judgment was given in the PTR last week.
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On 7 April 2022, the Attorney General was granted an interim injunction restraining the BBC from broadcasting a programme that identified an alleged MI5 covert human intelligence source (“X”), Attorney General v British Broadcasting Corporation [2022] EWHC 380 (QB). Continue reading
The Sun has settled a defamation claim brought by an immigration solicitor it accused of “shamelessly touting” a price list of legal aid fees for migrants arriving in small boats. It has agreed to pay “a very substantial five-figure sum” to cover damages and costs and has published a correction on its website. There was a piece on the Doughty Street Chambers website about the case. Continue reading
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