MTV fined £255k for offensive material – The Guardian
“Media regulator Ofcom has fined MTV £255,000 for broadcasting ‘highly offensive language and material’ pre-watershed.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: media
Record year for press complaints – BBC News
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) watchdog has dealt with a record number of complaints in the last year.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal Opinion: How accusations of TV fakery led to a libel action – The Independent
“When West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service passed judgement publicly on the editing of ‘Undercover Mosque’, the programme-makers had no choice but to sue, writes their solicitor Nick Armstrong.”
The Independent, 21st May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Young deaths coverage questioned – BBC News
“The way in which the apparent suicides of young people in Bridgend was covered by the media is to be debated later.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police apologise for ‘fake’ claim over Channnel 4 mosque documentary – The Times
“The Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police will apologise in the High Court today for wrongly accusing a Channel 4 film of faking an exposé of Islamic extremism.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another – Times Law Reports
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another
Court of Appeal
“It was arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person taking or procuring the photographs knew would be objected to on the child’s behalf.”
The Times, 12th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another – WLR Daily
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another [2008] EWCA Civ 446; [2008] WLR (D) 143
“It was at least arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person who took or procured the taking of the photographs knew would be objected to on behalf of the child.”
WLR Daily, 8th May 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
How Robbie Williams helped Ant and Dec swipe Catherine Tate’s prize – The Times
“Organisers of the British Comedy Awards promised Robbie Williams that he could present an award to Ant and Dec if the singer agreed to appear – even though the ITV presenters had not been selected for a prize.”
The Times, 9th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
ITV fined record amount for phone-ins – Reuters
“Media watchdog Ofcom fined commercial broadcaster ITV a record 5.68 million pounds on Thursday for cheating viewers over phone-in competitions on some of its most popular shows.”
Reuters, 8th May 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Schillings wins Appeal Court victory for author JK Rowling – The Lawyer
“Media law firm Schillings scored a victory in the Court of Appeal today (7 May), which held that the privacy of client and Harry Potter author JK Rowlings’ five-year-old son had been infringed.”
The Lawyer, 7th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
ITV faces record £4m fine for phone-in scandal – The Guardian
“The media watchdog Ofcom plans to record a damning verdict and hand down a record seven-figure fine after a six-month investigation into premium phone line deception on some of ITV’s biggest shows.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
League in court bid to pull plug on cheaper TV games – The Independent
“The Premier League launched a High Court action yesterday to blow the whistle on cheaper live televised matches. ”
The Independent, 16th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NoW wins right to show Mosley video – The Guardian
“F1 boss Max Mosley today failed to get a high court injunction preventing the News of the World from putting a 90-second videoclip showing him and five prostitutes on its website.”
The Guardian, 9th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers lift jail threat on data theft – The Guardian
“Tabloid newspapers will be able to carry on using private detectives without fear of jail sentences after a government climb-down was confirmed last night.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
PM seeks retreat on bill to outlaw press spying – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown has demanded the scrapping of longstanding plans for a clampdown on newspapers that illegally buy personal data, such as health, bank and telephone records, the Guardian has learned. This has provoked criticism that he has bowed to pressure from the media.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Explainer: The legal position – The Guardian
“The quick capitulation by the Daily Express and Star and their Sunday equivalents to libel threats by Gerry and Kate McCann came from a recognition by the papers that their allegations were baseless and could not be defended in court.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
McCanns may take on other papers – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for Kate and Gerry McCann have not ruled out seeking damages from other papers over coverage of their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance after the couple’s unprecedented legal victory against Express Newspapers today.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Publicity made the outcome of McCartney case inevitable – The Times
“The decision to publish the ‘warts and all’ judgment on the financial battle between Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney is a sign of the wish among family judges for more openness in their courts. But the flow of media leaks in the case, the high-profile nature of the couple and intense media interest were equally strong factors in the judge’s decision, lawyers said yesterday.”
The Times, 19th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Express Newspapers forced to apologise to McCann family over Madeleine allegations – The Guardian
“The Daily Express and Daily Star carried unprecedented front page apologies to Gerry and Kate McCann today for publishing more than 100 articles on the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, some of which suggested the couple were involved in her death.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
We should have watched Levi Bellfield being sentenced on TV – The Times
“The public were asked for their views on televising courts in August 2004. Since then, there has been silence.”
The Times, 18th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
