‘The so-called Wagatha Christie dispute has gone back to the High Court, with Rebekah Vardy challenging the “sheer magnitude” of the legal costs claimed by Coleen Rooney from their 2022 libel trial.’
BBC News, 7th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling and subsequent Office of Communications (Ofcom) guidance serves as a reminder to UK telecommunications providers on standards for advertising technology superiority claims and comparative advertising, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Magistrates’ courts conducting family justice are now part of the Family Court, established in 2014, and subject to the same rules as those presided over by district, circuit and High Court judges. Under those rules, accredited media reporters and ‘legal bloggers’ (see below) are entitled to attend hearings even if they take place in private, though they can’t report anything without the court’s permission.’
Transparency Project, 24th September 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison term after he admitted making indecent images of children. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard he received more than 40 images over several months from convicted sex offender Alex Williams. Here are four things we learned from the sentencing hearing.’
BBC News, 16th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been handed a suspended sentence after accessing indecent images of children as young as seven.’
The Independent, 16th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has ruled that The Jeremy Kyle Show’s treatment of Steve Dymond was not a “contributory factor” to his death.’
The Independent, 10th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In this episode Katherine Apps KC discusses online safety and online harms with Jessica Zucker, Director in the Online Safety Group at OFCOM, the UK’s communications regulator.’
39 Essex Chambers, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.39essex.com
‘A 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered” life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘New laws may make it easier to pursue far-right activist over alleged role in spreading disinformation.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British police special enquiry team is examining allegations that Will Lewis, now the chief executive of the Washington Post, presided over the deliberate destruction of emails at Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper business when he worked for the company 13 years ago.’
The Guardian , 31st July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The cases heard at the Old Bailey offer a vivid, often grim portrait of England and Wales today. What happens when there is no one left to tell these stories?’
The Guardian, 11th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mr Justice Nicklin has handed down judgment on the preliminary issues that were tried between 3 and 11 July last year in Zoe Harcombe and Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s libel actions against the Mail on Sunday.’
5RB, 25th June 2024
Source: www.5rb.com
‘Fears that fake news could influence the outcome of the general election have led to calls for an immediate change in rules on reporting on polling day.’
The Independent, 27th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 regulates pornography in a range of new ways which could radically alter both how pornography is accessed and the nature of the content available. However, while the Act ostensibly represents a new form of regulation focusing on the systems and processes of online platforms, in practice it is content-based. Our analysis reveals that the Act generates eight new classifications of pornography, each associated with a distinct legal framework, thereby creating a confusing and unnecessarily complex regulatory regime. Accordingly, we recommend further reforms to fortify and clarify the regulatory regime, as well as a more comprehensive review of pornography regulation in general, with the overall aim of reducing the harms of pornography.’
Journal of Media Law, 5th June 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘A man with a “crush” on TV presenter Fern Britton has been given a 10-year restraining order following a “prolonged campaign” against her.’
BBC News, 18th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former footballer and manager Joey Barton has issued a public apology on the social media site X and has agreed to pay £75,000 to Jeremy Vine, after a high court ruling that calling the broadcaster a “bike nonce” on social media was defamatory.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Some believe naming convicted children acts as deterrent, while others say it could glorify horrific acts.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The allegations into Russell Brand’s behaviour while working on programmes for Channel 4 were not “adequately addressed”, an investigation has found.’
The Independent, 15th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman whose 14-year-old son killed himself is calling for parents to be given the legal right to access their child’s social media accounts to help understand why they died.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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