On the last day of the trial in the case of Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Mr Justice Mann heard the final closing submissions from the BBC’s Counsel, Gavin Millar QC. Judgment was reserved and will be handed down at a later date. Read the rest of this entry »
Case Report, Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Day 13, Closing submissions concluded, judgment reserved.
10 05 2018Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: BBC, Medialawyer, Sir Cliff Richard
Categories : Broadcasting, Freedom of expression, Privacy
Case Report: Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Day 10. BBC had “Public interest responsibility” over coverage of search – Media Lawyer
26 04 2018
The BBC’s director of news and current affairs has told a High Court judge that journalists had a public interest responsibility to cover a police search of Sir Cliff Richard’s home. Fran Unsworth told Mr Justice Mann at a High Court trial in London that the BBC had a responsibility to report but also to be sensitive. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Broadcasting, Freedom of expression, Privacy
Case Report, Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Day 6, Reporter denies forcing detective’s hand – Media Lawyer
20 04 2018
A BBC reporter has told a High Court judge that he did not force a senior detective into providing information about a raid on the home of Sir Cliff Richard. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Medialawyer, Mr Justice Mann, Sir Cliff Richard
Categories : Broadcasting, Data Protection, Freedom of expression, Privacy
Phone Hacking Trial: A Hacking Alphabet – Emily Penink
30 06 2014
During the eight months of the Phone Hacking Trial there were many interesting and entertaining moments and nuggets of information about the defendants and their newspapers were made public. Emily Penink of the Press Association has gathered twenty six of them into an A-Z of some memorable moments in the hacking trial. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Phone Hacking
News: Judge rejects call to step down from Cruddas Libel Trial
27 06 2013
The judge whose decision on meaning in the libel battle between former Tory co-treasurer Peter Cruddas and the Sunday Times was partially overturned by the Court of Appeal has rejected an application by the newspaper that he should let another judge conduct the trial of the case. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cruddas, Medialawyer, Mr Justice Tugendhat, Sunday Times
Categories : Libel
