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On Monday 28 October, Johnson J sentenced far-right activist, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, to 18 months in prison for contempt of court in the case of HM Solicitor General v Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) [2024] EWHC 2732 (KB). The High Court heard that Yaxley-Lennon had admitted to 10 breaches of an injunction imposed in 2021 relating to the libel case of Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon. Continue reading

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was remanded in custody ahead of a large planned demonstration by his supporters in London. Kent Police confirmed his arrest following a High Court order over contempt of court allegations and a separate charge under the Terrorism Act for allegedly refusing to provide his phone’s PIN during a July border stop. Continue reading

In the case of Schrems v Meta Platforms Ireland, (4 October 2024, C-446/21) the Court of Justice for the European Union ruled that social networks cannot use all of the personal data obtained from their users for personalised advertising, without any restrictions as to the time and the type of data. Privacy campaigner, Max Schrems argued that Facebook violated data protection law by using personal data about his sexual orientation to target ads at him. Continue reading

Reform UK were accused of running fake AI-generated candidates in the general election after several candidates were reported to have provided no contact details, photos or biographies. The party stated that all of its 609 candidates were real, albeit some were non-campaigning paper candidates. Continue reading

On 20 June 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgement in the case of Mueen-Uddin v SSHD [2024] UKSC 21. The defamation claim concerned a 2019 report titled ‘Challenging Hateful Extremism’, which was published by the Home Office, and contained a footnote referring to the Appellant’s conviction by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh for crimes against humanity. The claimant has always denied the allegations and was convicted in absentia without the possibility of appeal. The High Court struck out the claim as an abuse of process, and the Court of Appeal upheld the decision in [2022] EWCA Civ 1073. Continue reading

On12 June 2024  the Supreme Court handed down the long-awaited judgement in the case of George v Cannell  [2024] UKSC 19. The issues before the court were (i) whether a claimant is required to demonstrate financial loss to establish liability under s3(1) of the Defamation Act 1952 in a claim for malicious falsehood; and (ii) whether a claimant who establishes liability can recover damages for injury to feelings arising from the falsehood, even where no financial loss occurred. Continue reading

On Friday 31 May 2024, Belfast’s High Court found that sections 12 – 16 of the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 were incompatible with press freedom and Article 10 ECHR rights. Continue reading

Sir David Davis MP has tabled a number of far reaching amendments [pdf] to the  Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [pdf] which returns to the House of Commons for its Committee Stage on 8 May 2024.  These include the removal of the requirement to prove intention and a provision for the award of damages to a defendant against whom a SLAPP claim is brought.  Inforrm had a post about the Bill last week. Continue reading

Actor Hugh Grant has settled his phone hacking claim with the Sun Newspaper after alleging that he was targeted by journalists and private investigators. The misuse of private information and invasion of privacy claim was due to be heard in January 2025, however a substantial Part 36 offer was made. Continue reading

There have been no media law hearings for the past fortnight. The Easter Legal Term begins on Tuesday 9 April 2024.  It will end on Friday 24 May 2024. Continue reading