James Allchurch: Podcaster guilty of racist crimes – BBC News
‘A podcaster has been found guilty of distributing racist and anti-Semitic content.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: media
UK to clamp down on sanctions loopholes used by Wagner group head – The Guardian
‘UK ministers have tightened up sanctions rules to avoid a repeat of a recent controversy in which lawyers acting for the head of the Wagner group obtained an exemption from curbs to sue a British journalist.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
I’ve seen abusers use family courts to control and torment victims – but change is coming – The Guardian
‘A pilot scheme is inviting journalists into England and Wales’s most private courtrooms. This can expose those who use litigation as a weapon.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK to abolish law requiring press to pay legal costs when sued – The Guardian
‘Ministers will push ahead with plans to abolish a key piece of press regulation law, unpicking one of the main recommendations of the Leveson inquiry into the culture of the British newspaper industry.’
The Guardian, 28th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Public Order Bill Set To Become Law: Know Your Rights – Each Other
‘The controversial Public Order Bill is receiving final amendments from Parliament and will receive Royal Assent before becoming an official Act. Here is what those amendments mean for your rights.’
Each Other, 8th March 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
Arron Banks loses two of three challenges to failed libel action against Carole Cadwalladr – The Guardian
‘The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost a significant part of his appeal against the decision in his unsuccessful libel action against the Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
NewsCorp Supreme Court VAT ruling has wide implications – OUT-LAW.com
‘A ruling by the UK Supreme Court provides guidance on when UK legislation should be interpreted in a way that accounts for technological, scientific or societal changes that occur after the legislation has been enacted.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
New Judgment: DCM (Optical Holdings) Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 7 – UKSC Blog
‘Under the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (the “VAT Act“), “newspapers” are “zero-rated”, meaning Value Added Tax (“VAT“) is not charged on them. The question in this case is whether, between 30 August 2010 – 4 December 2016 (the “relevant period“), zero-rating extended beyond print newspapers to digital editions of newspapers, such as editions for e-readers, tablets, smartphones and websites.’
UKSC Blog, 22nd February 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Nicola Bulley: Ofcom ‘extremely concerned’ by family media complaints – BBC News
‘Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has said it was “extremely concerned” to hear complaints made about ITV and Sky News by the family of Nicola Bulley. Ofcom said it had written to both “to ask them to explain their actions”.’
BBC News, 21st February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court allows review of UK visa rejections for ex-BBC journalists in Afghanistan – The Guardian
‘Eight former BBC journalists who had their applications to relocate from Afghanistan to the UK rejected are expecting their cases to be reconsidered after they successfully challenged the rationale behind the refusals at the high court.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Pilot scheme begins aimed at opening up proceedings in family courts – The Independent
‘A pilot scheme has started which aims to throw a light on the workings of the family court system.’
The Independent, 30th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Media get the go-ahead to report family proceedings – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Journalists will be able to report on family court proceedings for the first time as part of a new pilot in a “big cultural change” to the Family Division. The hope is that the Transparency Reporting Pilot, to be conducted at three courts, will improve transparency and accountability.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th January 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Eamonn Holmes in challenge to tax tribunal ruling over ’employee’ status at ITV – The Independent
‘Television presenter Eamonn Holmes is challenging a tribunal ruling that concluded he should be treated as an ITV employee for tax reasons when he presented This Morning.’
The Independent, 15th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ministry of Justice to launch call for evidence on open justice – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to launch a “wide-ranging” call for evidence on open justice, access to information and transparency across the courts and tribunals.’
Legal Futures, 17th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Family Justice: Ostiis Apertis? – Transparency Project
‘On 28 October 2021 the President published the outcome of his Transparency Review: Confidence and Confidentiality: Transparency in the Family Courts.’
Transparency Project, 12th January 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Pilot scheme to allow family court reporting for first time – Local Government Lawyer
‘Journalists will be able to report what happens in family courts from the end of January, under a pilot scheme taking place in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Senior media figures call for law to stop oligarchs silencing UK journalists – The Guardian
‘A coalition of senior journalists and editors from across the political spectrum is calling on the justice secretary, Dominic Raab, to back a proposed law to tackle the global super-rich’s use of “abusive legal tactics to shut down investigations”.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
