Chandlers contempt action due against Sky News – BBC News
“The High Court has allowed a contempt of court action against Sky News over its coverage of kidnapped Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler.”
BBC News, 21st November 2011
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“The High Court has allowed a contempt of court action against Sky News over its coverage of kidnapped Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler.”
BBC News, 21st November 2011
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“An injunction was granted to the mother of actor Hugh Grant’s baby because paparazzi were making her life ‘unbearable’, a judge has explained.”
BBC News, 18th November 2011
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” The judge in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial has asked the Attorney General to consider criminal charges over an article written by the former editor of Radio 4’s Today programme, Rod Liddle, which appears in the current edition of the Spectator magazine.”
The Independent, 18th November 2011
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“The Bribery Act does not need to be changed to protect journalists who pay informants for stories, the Justice Secretary has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th November 2011
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“Cheryl Cole’s brother has received an apology and damages from the Daily Star and Heat magazine after they falsely claimed he was a convicted criminal.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2011
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“Counsel to the inquiry Robert Jay’s speech revealing details of investigation, including that 28 News International staff were mentioned in private eye Glenn Mulcaire’s notes.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2011
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“Today marks a minor landmark for open justice. For the first time, a public inquiry is being shown live over the internet.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th November 2011
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“The BBC revealed last week that the News of the World (NoW) had engaged ex-policeman Derek Webb to carry out covert surveillance of more than 100 individuals. From 2003 through to 2011 Webb worked for the newspaper following celebrities, royals, politicians and others, sometimes for days, or weeks at a time. For example, former Home Secretary Charles Clarke MP is said to have been watched for more than 20 days.”
Legal Week, 14th November 2011
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“A judge-led inquiry launched after the News of the World phone-hacking scandal is to begin examining press practices.”
BBC News, 14th November 2011
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“Statutory regulation of the press would ‘pose a real danger,’ BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has told the Society of Editors conference.”
BBC News, 13th November 2011
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“He quotes Wilkes and Thatcher, admits he doesn’t know much about how papers work, and reveals how he will run the PCC.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2011
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“The Sun has apologised and paid a substantial sum in damages to a man it falsely claimed had been deported from Thailand over child sex offences.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2011
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“A system where newspaper stories can be ‘locked away’ but not entirely deleted from archives under new data protection law proposals could be used to ensure a balance is struck between privacy and free speech rights, a media law expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2011
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“Men Behaving Badly actor Neil Morrissey has had his bid to make a statement in open court about his long-running libel battle with the Daily Mail turned down by a high court judge.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
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“Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Levi Roots is being sued for more than £300,000 by a pal who claims he is the real inventor of the Reggae Reggae sauce, a court heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
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“The publisher of the News of the World has been told by a French court that it must pay Max Mosley almost £20,000 after being found guilty of breaching the ex-Formula One chief’s privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
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“Gordon Brown has won a Press Complaints Commission ruling that a Sunday Telegraph article claiming he told Rupert Murdoch in a phone conversation that he would “smash the tycoon’s media empire” was inaccurate and misleading.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
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“The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into an Asian radio station after it withheld tens of thousands of pounds in listener donations from those in need.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2011
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“Commercial broadcasters will not be able to ‘unduly discriminate’ between advertisers when setting the fees they charge for carrying commercials under proposed new rules set out by the UK’s media regulator.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2011
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“Analysis: Publication of warning to NI bosses tells the story of how secret payoff evolved.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
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