Last month the Commons DCMS Committee on Disinformation and Fake News [pdf] recommended a new regulator for tech companies and an enhanced role for the ICO, paid for by a levy on tech giants. Continue reading
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Online Publication Claims: A Practical Guide pretty much does what it says on the tin cover. It is a new book written collectively by media law practitioners at Matrix Chambers dealing with, surprisingly enough, claims arising out of internet publication. Continue reading
For many years there was a perception that the private international law rules applied by English courts allowed for so-called “libel tourism”, meaning the practice of opportunistic litigants (often with very limited connections to England and Wales) using English courts to bring defamation claims with much stronger connections to other jurisdictions. In enacting section 9 of the Defamation Act 2013 Parliament sought to address this concern by making it much harder for English courts to hear those kinds of claims. Continue reading
The Internet has brought about a global communications revolution. An individual who wishes to communicate with others no longer needs a printing press or a broadcasting operation. Instead information can be communicated worldwide with a few keystrokes. Words, sounds, pictures or videos can, potentially, be communicated to the nearly 48% of the world’s population – 3.2 billion people – who are now estimated to use the internet (see ITU figures). Continue reading
Matrix Chambers and Advocates for International Development (A4ID) have developed an online training course on defamation law in England & Wales, which is freely available here. Continue reading
Media and information law specialist Anthony Hudson has been appointed a Queen’s Counsel, it was announced yesterday.
Mr Hudson, who practices at Matrix Chambers, is known for his appearances in a number of notable cases involving reporting restrictions. Continue reading
Matrix Chambers has announced that Anthony Hudson, Guy Vassall-Adams and Ben Silverstone are joining its Media and Information Group. All three practice in media law. They are joining from Doughty Street Chambers, and will commence practice at Matrix on 11 November 2013. Continue reading
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