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Why Media Diversity Is A Human Rights Issue – Each Other

Posted August 25th, 2020 in diversity, human rights, media, news by sally

‘”How do we increase the number of non-white, disabled, female, or otherwise underrepresented, people working in journalism?” That is the way discussions around media diversity are framed all too often. People might also talk about “changing the gatekeepers” of key media organisations. Both of these things are important, but it is not why I campaign for increased media diversity and better representation.’

Each Other, 24th August 2020

Source: eachother.org.uk

Council must pay costs of redacting documents for journalist – Litigation Futures

Posted August 12th, 2020 in costs, disclosure, documents, local government, media, news by sally

‘A local authority must cover the costs of redacting court documents which are being disclosed to a freelance journalist, the High Court has ruled.’

Litigation Futures, 12th August 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Newman v Southampton CC: child, mother, journalist – whose rights win out? – Panopticon

Posted August 10th, 2020 in adoption, care orders, chambers articles, children, costs, data protection, disclosure, documents, families, family courts, human rights, local government, media, news, parental responsibility, privacy by sally

‘The High Court handed down judgment on Friday in Newman v Southampton City Council & Ors [2020] EWHC 2103 (Fam), the first recorded judgment concerning journalistic access to the court file in public law family proceedings. The case is likely to be of interest to media lawyers generally, and throws up potential complications surrounding the scope and extent of the privacy rights of children vis-à-vis their parents.’

Panopticon, 7th August 2020

Source: panopticonblog.com

Meghan wins court bid to keep friends’ identities secret – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2020 in anonymity, defamation, media, news, privacy, royal family by sally

‘The Duchess of Sussex has won a high court bid to keep secret the identities of five friends who gave anonymous interviews to a US celebrity magazine, in the latest stage of her legal action against the owner of the Mail on Sunday.’

The Guardian, 5th August 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Shamima Begum: Bid to return in citizenship fight goes to Supreme Court – BBC News

Posted August 3rd, 2020 in appeals, attorney general, citizenship, contempt of court, government departments, media, news, Supreme Court, terrorism by sally

‘The case of runaway Shamima Begum, who is fighting to return to the UK from Syria, will go to the Supreme Court.’

BBC News, 31st July 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

TV personalities withdraw libel claim against barrister – Legal Futures

Posted July 30th, 2020 in barristers, defamation, internet, media, news by sally

‘TV personalities Rachel Riley and Tracy-Ann Oberman have withdrawn their defamation claim against a London barrister who retweeted an article about them.’

Legal Futures, 30th July 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Depp libel trial reveals problems of proof in domestic violence cases – The Guardian

Posted July 29th, 2020 in compensation, cross-examination, damages, defamation, domestic violence, evidence, injunctions, media, news, standard of proof by sally

‘Despite being a libel case, Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Another felt more like a criminal trial at the Old Bailey, or a domestic violence hearing in the family courts.’

The Guardian, 28th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Johnny Depp case: What are the libel laws and how do they work? – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2020 in defamation, defences, media, news by sally

‘After weeks of revelations and accusations in court about his personal relationships, actor Johnny Depp’s mammoth legal action against The Sun for libel is coming to an end – with a judgement expected at the end of the summer.’

BBC News, 28th July 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stevie Martin: Bullying, threatening and animus: what remains of the rule against apparent bias following the Supreme Court’s judgment in Serafin? – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted July 22nd, 2020 in appeals, bias, bullying, constitutional law, defamation, judges, media, news, public interest, Supreme Court, trials, unfairly prejudicial conduct by sally

‘At the heart of the Supreme Court judgment in Serafin v Malkiewicz was the question of whether the Court of Appeal was correct in finding that the defamation proceedings before Justice Jay had been unfair (though the Court’s reasons with respect to the public interest defence under s 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 are also profoundly significant).’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd July 2020

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Rebekah Vardy sues Coleen Rooney over ‘Wagatha Christie’ claims – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2020 in defamation, internet, media, news by sally

‘Rebekah Vardy has launched defamation proceedings against Coleen Rooney at the high court in London, in what could be an extraordinary legal case detailing the feud between the two women and their relationships with the British tabloid media.’

The Guardian, 23rd June 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

296 days to correct a factual inaccuracy – effective press regulation? – Transparency Project

Posted June 19th, 2020 in communicating false information, complaints, delay, media, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘296 days ago, on 27 August 2019, the Daily Express published an inaccurate article in the print edition of their paper. Today they have published a correction because the regulator IPSO required this.’

Transparency Project, 18th June 2020

Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk

Universities Investigate Adverts On Channel 4 Show That ‘Dehumanised’ Traveller Community – Each Other

Posted June 12th, 2020 in advertising, human rights, media, news, race discrimination, racism, travellers, universities by sally

‘Three universities are investigating how their adverts appeared on a Channel 4 documentary accused of “dehumanising” the Traveller community.’

Each Other, 11th June 2020

Source: eachother.org.uk

Gregory Davies and Dan Wincott: Brexit, the press and the territorial constitution – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted June 11th, 2020 in brexit, constitutional law, devolution, media, news by sally

‘In the early years of devolution, Feldman described constitutional discourse in the UK as ‘a sea of conflicting visions’. More than a decade later, Brexit and now Covid-19 remind us again just how differently the UK is understood.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th June 2020

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Resumption of jury trials: an open justice “toolkit” – Doughty Street Chambers

Posted June 8th, 2020 in chambers articles, codes of practice, coronavirus, courts, health, health & safety, juries, live link evidence, media, news, trials by sally

‘For seven weeks Covid-19 shut the doors of jury trials in England and Wales. On 11th May 2020, the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor announced the resumption of new jury trials in “certain courtrooms under certain conditions” from 18th May 2020. In the interim, two guinea pig trials resumed at the Old Bailey.’

Doughty Street Chambers, 18th May 2020

Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk

No well-tuned cymbal: fairness in judges – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 5th, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, defamation, judges, media, news, retrials, Supreme Court by sally

‘This is, to say the least, a rather unfortunate saga. The Claimant, Mr Serafin, brought a defamation claim against a Polish newspaper run by the Defendants. An article had alleged various things including that he was financially untrustworthy and was dishonest in his dealings with women. At trial before Jay J, he represented himself. He was comprehensively disbelieved by the judge. His claim was dismissed, in most cases because the judge found that the article was accurate, but in some instances because the defendants had a public interest defence under s. 4 Defamation Act 2013.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 4th June 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Watership Down author’s estate wins back all rights to classic novel – The Guardian

Posted June 2nd, 2020 in contracts, copyright, damages, film industry, media, news by sally

‘In a case at London’s high court, Richard Adams’ estate won a longstanding claim against Martin Rosen, director of the 1978 animation.’

The Guardian, 1st June 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Libel judge issues “wasteful” bundles warning – Litigation Futures

Posted June 1st, 2020 in case management, defamation, documents, media, news, proportionality by sally

‘It should not be necessary for the court to make express directions as to what should be included in a hearing bundle but failures to collate them properly may force them to, a High Court judge has warned.’

Litigation Futures, 1st June 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Judge names council after deciding knowledge of its social services failures in care case outweighed risk of jigsaw identification of children – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 22nd, 2020 in anonymity, appeals, child abuse, children, families, local government, media, news, public interest, sexual offences, social services by sally

‘A judge has severely criticised the London Borough of Haringey’s child social services department, after deciding to name the council following an appeal by the Press Association over an earlier anonymity order.’

Local Government Lawyer, 21st May 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Suspect under investigation has reasonable expectation of privacy, CoA rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2020 in appeals, bribery, human rights, injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest, reporting restrictions by sally

‘Individuals under investigation by law enforcement bodies have a reasonable expectation of privacy up to the point they are charged, the Court of Appeal has confirmed. Dismissing an appeal by a news agency barred from revealing the identity of a US businessman identified in documents concerning a bribery probe, the court ruled that the fact that an individual is the subject of a criminal investigation is genuinely of a different character from allegations about the conduct being investigated.’

Law Society's Gazette, 19th May 2020

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Ofcom: Christian TV network aired Covid-19 conspiracies – The Guardian

Posted May 19th, 2020 in coronavirus, media, news, telecommunications by sally

‘A Christian television channel founded by a Lagos-based megachurch pastor has been sanctioned by Ofcom for airing “potentially harmful statements” about the Covid-19 pandemic, including a baseless conspiracy that the virus is linked to the rollout of 5G phone networks.’

The Guardian, 18th May 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

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