Wales fan Michael Dye’s family complain about coverage – BBC News

Posted September 19th, 2011 in complaints, homicide, media, news by sally

“The family of a Wales fan who died after suffering head injuries at Wembley have complained about some of the media coverage of the incident.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2011

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Human rights and the Official Secrets Act – The Guardian

Posted September 19th, 2011 in human rights, media, news, official secrets act by sally

“Can the seminal Shayler case help the Guardian as the Met tries to force one of its journalists to reveal her sources?”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2011

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Pressure on attorney general to block Met move against press freedom – The Guardian

Posted September 19th, 2011 in media, news, official secrets act, police by sally

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is facing growing pressure to block an attempt by the Metropolitan police to use the Official Secrets Act to force journalists to reveal their sources.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2011

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Press watchdog rules against private investigator – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2011 in complaints, media, news, private investigators by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission has dismissed complaints lodged by a private investigator at the centre of covert intelligence -gathering operations on campaigners.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2011

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Phone hacking: Met seek court order to reveal the Guardian’s sources – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2011 in interception, media, news, official secrets act, police by sally

“The Metropolitan police are seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to make Guardian reporters disclose their confidential sources about the phone-hacking scandal.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2011

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Football club reports tabloids’ fan death coverage to press watchdog – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 15th, 2011 in complaints, media, news by sally

“A Welsh football club has claimed that three national newspapers’ coverage on the death of a fan at a recent international match breached reporting rules.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2011

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Phone Hacking: News International discover new documents – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2011 in evidence, interception, media, news by sally

“A huge cache of previously undiscovered documents and emails which could reveal the true scale of phone hacking at the News of the World have been found by the newspaper’s publisher, the High court heard today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2011

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James Murdoch recalled by phone hack MPs – The Independent

Posted September 13th, 2011 in interception, media, news, parliament, telecommunications by sally

“James Murdoch is to face a fresh grilling by MPs investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal, it was announced today.”

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The Independent, 13th September 2011

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Phone hacking: 7/7 victim’s mother to sue News of the World – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2011 in interception, media, news, telecommunications, victims by sally

“Sheila Henry, the mother of 26-year-old Christian Small who died in the blast at King’s Cross, has been put forward as a lead case in the civil litigation cases against the News of the World.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2011

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Former Sunday Times reporter’s complaint rejected by Ofcom – The Guardian

Posted September 13th, 2011 in complaints, media, news by sally

“Ofcom has rejected a complaint from a former Sunday Times reporter accused in a Channel 4 documentary of attempting to improperly obtain tax details about the former culture secretary Tessa Jowell.”

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The Guardian, 12th September 2011

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Courtroom drama – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 9th, 2011 in barristers, courts, media, news by sally

“So, David Cameron and Ken Clark want televised court cases to give greater transparency and enable the public to understand the process. The suggestion has received some support from the Bar Council. Whilst bowing to the inevitable, I have only three words in response: Mock the Week. I can see that my whole world is about to change and it is hard to see that it will be for the better. Will TV in court teach the brilliance of our advocates? Will it expose shortcomings in a prosecution or reveal unmeritorious defendants? Will it bore everyone to death and leave us to the mercy of commentators anyway, handing them along the way a great deal more material at our expense? Rumpole was really only a star because he was fictional. If Hilda had been a barrister she would have gone shopping.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th September 2011

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Mea culpa, Lord Bingham – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2011 in media, news, rule of law by sally

“The first of the Guardian Law book club’s choices will probably define ‘the rule of law’ for a century. But the lecture it was based on went almost unnoticed.”

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The Guardian, 7th September 2011

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Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association voice qualified support for courtroom cameras – Criminal Bar Association

Posted September 7th, 2011 in barristers, judiciary, media, news, trials, video recordings by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents criminal barristers, have voiced a cautious welcome to recent proposals to allow film cameras into courtrooms for sentencing remarks.”

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Criminal Bar Association, 6th September 2011

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The revolution will be televised – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 7th, 2011 in judiciary, media, news, trials, video recordings by sally

“The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has announced that the ban on broadcasting in courts is to be lifted. Broadcasting will initially be allowed from the Court of Appeal, and the Government will ‘look to expand’ to the Crown Court later. All changes ‘will be worked out in close consultation with the judiciary’.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th September 2011

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Will televised trials create celebrity judges? – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2011 in judiciary, media, news, trials, video recordings by sally

“Some judges fear that the presence of cameras in court rooms might encourage their colleagues to put on a performance.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2011

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Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks to give evidence to Leveson inquiry – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, media, news by sally

“Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is set to give evidence alongside several key victims of press intrusion as the first witnesses in the judicial inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2011

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Televised sentencing: a screen test for open justice – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2011 in courts, judgments, media, news, sentencing by sally

“David Cameron’s plan to allow TV cameras into court will shed light on the judicial process but, crucially, leave parts in the dark.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2011

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Law Soc raises lawyer surveillance concerns with phone-hacking inquiry – Legal Week

Posted September 6th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, Law Society, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The Law Society has written to the Leveson Inquiry to express its concerns over fresh allegations that lawyers acting for phone-hacking victims have been targeted by private investigators.”

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Legal Week, 5th September 2011

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David Cameron to announce court verdicts will be televised – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2011 in courts, judgments, media, news, sentencing, verdicts by sally

“Judges’ sentencing of offenders is to be televised under plans to be unveiled by the prime minister shortly, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2011

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Leveson inquiry: terms of reference – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2011 in inquiries, media, news by sally

“Terms of reference for the judge-led inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press.”

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The Guardian, 5th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk