Tag: Weekly Round Up (Page 1 of 35)

The Ada Lovelace Institute has published an independent review of the UK’s regulation of biometric technologies, authored by Matthew Ryder QC, which found that the UK requires “an ambitious new legislative framework specific to biometrics,” as the current regulatory regime is “fragmented, confused and failing to keep pace.” Continue reading

On 13 June 2022, Arron Banks’ libel claim against Carole Cadwalladr was dismissed by Steyn J (Banks v Cadwalladr [2022] EWHC 1417 (QB)). Banks sued Cadwalladr over comments in a TED talk and tweet relating to his relationship with the Russian government.  The public interest defence was substantially successful.. Continue reading

On 9 June 2022, the trial of preliminary issues in the case of The Duke of Sussex v Associated Newspapers was held before Nicklin J. The Duke is suing the publishers of the Mail on Sunday over articles which he claims meant that he had “lied”, “improperly and cynically” tried to manipulate public opinion, and “tried to keep his legal fight with the Government secret from the public” over his security arrangements when he is in the UK. The Press Gazette has more information here. The Sunday Times, Independent and Evening Standard also covered the hearing. Continue reading

Johnny Depp has won his libel case against his ex-wife Amber Heard over her Washington Post Op-Ed in which she said that she was the victim of domestic abuse. Explaining why the outcome likely differs from the 2020 UK judgment against The Sun over similar allegations, Persephone Bridgman Baker, a partner at Carter-Ruck, points to the use of “more evidence in the US proceedings about Heard’s credibility, on which the judge in the UK placed little importance. While the judge in the UK proceedings decided Heard was a credible witness, that additional evidence may have swung a jury.” Continue reading

Last week saw the conclusion of the widely-reported “WAGatha Christie” libel trial between Rebekah Vardy and Colleen Rooney. Most of the mid-trial reporting was covered in last week’s Round Up. While judgment is likely to be reserved for some time, the BBC, Mail Online and Independent provide helpful summaries of the trial’s events. Continue reading

Last week saw the start of the much anticipated “WAGatha Christie” libel trial between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney before Steyn J in Court 13 at the Royal Courts of Justice. Continue reading

The much-anticipated defamation trial between Rebekah Vardy and Colleen Rooney, dubbed the “WAGatha Christie trial,” is due to start this week. Sky News, Guardian, and Times are some of many that cover provide summaries of the trial history to date. Listen to the Guardian’s Today in Focus summary of the trial (Part 1 and Part 2). Read past Inforrm comment pieces on the trial here and here. Continue reading

Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy the platform for $44bn and take the company private. The Financial Times, TechCrunch, Verge, BBC, New York Times and Reuters are just some of the many to publish responses to the news. There are emerging privacy concerns based on Musk’s comments regarding the future of the platform. Continue reading