On 27 to 30 March 2023, Nicklin J will hear applications in the unlawful information gathering claims brought by a number of high profile figures, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Prince Harry, against the publishers of the Daily Mail. Continue reading
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Football pundit Gary Lineker has returned to live presenting of the BBC’s football coverage after a temporary suspension while he was investigated for breaching impartiality rules. Lineker was told to step back from hosting Match Of The Day last week after he published a tweet criticising a new government migrant policy. Continue reading
The Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill was reintroduced into Parliament this week. The bill reforms provisions relating to automated decision making, makes changes to the obligations of data controllers and processors and amends the existing law relating to international transfers of personal data. Continue reading
On 27 February 2023, judgment was handed down in FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) by Thornton J, thought to be the first civil case on intimate-image abuse (commonly referred to as “revenge porn”) of its kind. Continue reading
The encrypted-messaging app Signal has said that it will stop providing its services in the UK if the Online Safety Bill undermined the privacy of its messaging system, BBC reports. Critics say the law may require companies to scan encrypted messages for unlawful material. However, the government stated the bill is not a ban on end-to-end encryption and emphasised its importance for securing the safety of children online. Continue reading
BBC offices in India have been raided by tax department officials just weeks after the release of a documentary critical of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, which was blocked by the government. The Guardian, BBC and Bloomberg cover the story. Continue reading
Barrister and President of Magadelen College, Oxford, Dinah Rose KC, is set to sue the Times for an article which quoted the Bar Standards Board as saying her interpretation of the “cab rank rule” might amount to recklessness, if taken at its highest. Continue reading
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
Independent MP, Andrew Bridgen, has said he will sue the former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, for £100,000 in defamation over a tweet in which Hancock accused him of spreading “antisemitic, anti-vax, anti-scientific conspiracy theories.” Bridgen lost the Tory whip after his remarks and was widely criticised by members of all political parties. Bridgen’s case is supported by the Bad Law Project and the Reclaim Party. The Guardian, the Evening Standard and the Independent covered the threatened action. Continue reading
Journalists have been given access to report on family proceedings for the first time in a pilot project designed to improve transparency and accountability. Accredited journalists and legal bloggers will be allowed to report certain cases, including court and placement applications, starting from 30 January 2023 in Leeds, Carlisle and Cardiff. The Law Society Gazette covers the scheme. Continue reading
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