Category: media

Regina (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Times Law Reports

Posted March 17th, 2008 in advertising, human rights, law reports, media by sally

Regina (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

House of Lords

“The prohibition on political advertising in broadcast media was necessary in a democratic society and not incompatible with the freedom of expression guaranteed by article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. ”

The Times, 17th March 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.

UK Poles attack Daily Mail ‘bias’ – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2008 in defamation, media, news by sally

“The Federation of Poles in Great Britain has ‘reluctantly’ filed a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission accusing the Daily Mail of defaming Polish residents in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

R (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – WLR Daily

Posted March 13th, 2008 in advertising, human rights, law reports, media by sally

R (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport [2008] UKHL 15; WLR (D) 79

“The prohibition in ss 319 and 321 of the Communications Act 2003 on political advertising was compatible with art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as being necessary in a democratic society.”

WLR Daily, 12th March 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.

Straw warns judges not to overreact to coverage of big trials – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2008 in media, news, sentencing by sally

“Judges, magistrates and MPs were warned yesterday not to overreact to the overwhelming media coverage of recent horrific murder trials and drive the record prison population to even higher levels.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rowling revives privacy case over photo of son – Reuters

Posted March 10th, 2008 in children, media, news, privacy by sally

“Author J.K. Rowling has revived her bid to ban the further publication of a long-lens photograph of her young son after the initial privacy claim was thrown out by a London court last year.”

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Reuters, 10th March 2008

Source: www.reuters.com

Prisons, probation and the press under examination – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 10th, 2008 in media, prisons, probation, speeches by sally

“Jack Straw has given a speech to the Guardian Criminal Justice Summit on prisons, probation and the press.”

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Ministry of Justice, 10th March 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

TV cameras to be kept out of court as Straw kills off Falconer initiative – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2008 in courts, media, news by sally

“Plans to allow parts of court cases in England and Wales to be broadcast on TV have been shelved, a Whitehall source has told the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Simon Mann in legal row over interview – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 10th, 2008 in conspiracy, injunctions, media, news by sally

“A legal wrangle has broken out over an interview with Simon Mann, the Old Etonian and former SAS officer who is in prison in Equatorial Guinea on charges of plotting a coup in the oil-rich African country.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Private data, public interest? – BBC News

Posted March 3rd, 2008 in data protection, internet, media, news by sally

“The use of material taken from personal profiles on social networks by newspapers is to be the subject of a major consultation undertaken by industry watchdog the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).”

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BBC News, 29th February 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Channel 4 in libel action against police over Undercover Mosque – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2008 in defamation, freedom of expression, Islam, media, news, police by sally

“Channel 4’s Dispatches editor Kevin Sutcliffe and the programme makers behind Undercover Mosque are pursuing a libel claim against West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Report calls for changes to rape coverage – The Independent

Posted February 25th, 2008 in media, news, rape by sally

“Stereotypical media representations of rape are damaging conviction rates when cases come to court, according to a Home Office funded study.”

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The Independent, 24th February 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BSkyB to argue against John Hutton’s ‘error of law’ – The Times

Posted February 22nd, 2008 in competition, media, news by sally

“BSkyB will begin an appeal today against John Hutton and the Competition Commission’s ruling that it must sell more than half of its 17.9 per cent stake in its rival ITV.”

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The Times, 22nd February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Broadcasters face spot checks on phone lines – The Guardian

Posted February 20th, 2008 in media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Broadcasters face unannounced spot checks on their operation of premium rate phone lines as part of a clampdown by regulators.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attack after Kyle show ‘tragedy’ – BBC News

Posted February 13th, 2008 in domestic violence, media, news by sally

“ITV’s The Jeremy Kyle Show has been criticised after a man who found out he was not the father of his wife’s baby later pointed an air rifle at her.”

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BBC News, 13th February 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

In re Trinity Mirror plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted February 6th, 2008 in anonymity, injunctions, law reports, media by sally

In re Trinity Mirror plc and others [2008] EWCA Crim 50; [2008] WLR (D) 27

“There was no jurisdiction under s 45(4)of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to grant an injunction to restrain the publication of the name of a defendant or the nature of his convictions on the basis that such identification would harm the defendant’s children, who were neither witnesses in the proceedings nor victims of his offences, since such an order was not incidental to the defendant’s trial, conviction and sentence.”

WLR Daily, 5th February 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.

Sensitivity and suicide – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2008 in media, news, suicide by sally

“Extensive coverage last week of the suspected ‘copycat’ suicides of seven young people in Bridgend, south Wales – and the publication in one paper earlier this month of the picture of a young City banker as he leapt to his death from a hotel window – have reignited concerns about how suicide is reported.”

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The Guardian, 28th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court backs BBC over Israel report – The Times

Posted January 26th, 2008 in disclosure, Israel, media, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has upheld the BBC’s right not to disclose an internal report about the broadcaster’s coverage of Israel.”

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The Times, 25th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ofcom seeks new powers in wake of TV phone-in scandals – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 8th, 2008 in media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The chief executive of media regulator Ofcom wants to expand his office’s powers with new laws that would make its programming sanctions as powerful as its advertising ones.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th January 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Channel 4 chiefs kept competition phone lines open despite knowing no one could win – The Times

Posted December 21st, 2007 in media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Channel 4 was fined £1.5 million by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom after it emerged that executives knew that viewers were entering phone-in competitions they could not win.”

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The Times, 21st December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

High court gags Iraqis’ claims of abuse by troops – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2007 in armed forces, Iraq, media, reporting restrictions by sally

“The Ministry of Defence has obtained a gagging order preventing the media from repeating allegations of abuse of Iraqis by British soldiers. A high court order bans newspapers and broadcasters from publishing details of the case reported in the Guardian two months ago.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk