Can jurors in the internet age avoid being in contempt of court? – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2011 in contempt of court, internet, juries, media, news by sally

“Omnipresent nature of news online makes it increasingly difficult for jurors not to stumble across court case details.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sun and Mirror in contempt case over Jo Yeates stories – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2011 in contempt of court, media, news by sally

“Two tabloid newspapers are set to go on trial for their coverage of the arrest of a man in connection with the killing of landscape architect Jo Yeates.”

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BBC News, 5th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paul Gascoigne becomes hacking test case – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in interception, media, news, privacy by tracey

“Paul Gascoigne will be one of the four test cases for alleged victims of News of the World phone-hacking.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government imposes more demands on News Corporation in its takeover bid for BSkyB – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 1st, 2011 in media, news, takeovers by tracey

“An independent director will have to sit in on Sky News board meetings when editorial decisions are being made if News Corporation’s bid to takeover BSkyB is successful and the news provider is spun off into a separate company, the Government said today.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

The Dowler family’s ordeal is no case for silent witnesses – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in bad character, cross-examination, media, news, trials, witnesses by sally

“The judge in Levi Bellfield’s trial could not spare Milly Dowler’s parents the trauma of giving evidence.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Avalanche’ of Bellfield stories threaten to put editors in dock for contempt – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in contempt of court, media, news, trials by sally

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is considering whether to put newspaper and broadcast editors in the dock for contempt of court after a judge dismissed the jury in the Levi Bellfield trial at the Old Bailey, blaming media coverage.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Fred Goodwin colleague appeals decision – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2011 in anonymity, appeals, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Lawyers representing the work colleague with whom former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Sir Fred Goodwin had an affair has filed an appeal against a High Court judge’s decision that although the media must not identify her by name they could give her job description.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sunday Times loses libel disclosure battle with police – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2011 in defamation, disclosure, media, news, police by sally

“The Sunday Times has lost a court battle to force the commissioner of the Metropolitan police and the Serious Organised Crime Agency to disclose confidential documents which the newspaper could use as evidence in a libel trial next month.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina (Gaunt) v Office of Communications (Liberty intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted June 21st, 2011 in appeals, freedom of expression, law reports, media by sally

Regina (Gaunt) v Office of Communications (Liberty intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 692; [2011] WLR (D) 201

“The provisions of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code had to be interpreted, as well as being applied in a particular case, so as to comply with the requirements of the right to freedom of expression in article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The question whether the publication of a finding by the statutory regulator constituted a permissible interference with a claimed right to freedom of expression under the article demanded rigorous scrutiny.”

WLR Daily, 17th June 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Phone hacking: information commissioner ends NoW inquiry – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2011 in electronic mail, evidence, interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The information commissioner has ended his investigation into News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers following ‘assurances’ it did not lose a tranche of emails which could contain evidence its journalists were involved in hacking phones.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2011

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DJ Jon Gaunt loses ‘Nazi’ jibe court appeal – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2011 in freedom of expression, media, news by sally

“DJ Jon Gaunt has lost his appeal against a High Court ruling upholding Ofcom’s 2009 decision to censure him.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2011

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MP loses libel case against Sunday Telegraph – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 16th, 2011 in defamation, media, news by sally

“Former Labour MP Frank Cook lost his libel case against The Sunday Telegraph today over reports he claimed £5 on expenses to cover money put into a collection by an aide representing him at a Battle of Britain memorial service.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2011

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Ryan Giggs launches legal action over News of the World phone hacking – The Guardian

Posted June 16th, 2011 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Ryan Giggs is the latest celebrity to begin legal proceedings against the News of the World and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire over phone hacking.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith defends super-injunction – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in electronic mail, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has insisted he was right to take out a super-injunction after private e-mails were hacked and passed to newspapers.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

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Bahrain to sue Independent newspaper over articles – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2011 in defamation, media, news by sally

“Bahrain is to sue the Independent newspaper, accusing it of ‘orchestrating a defamatory and premeditated media campaign’ against the Gulf state and neighbouring Saudi Arabia. It singled out for criticism the newspaper’s award-winning Middle East correspondent, Robert Fisk.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

DPP Starmer backs televised courts idea – BBC News

Posted June 13th, 2011 in courts, media, news by tracey

“The Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales, Keir Starmer, has backed calls for some court proceedings to be televised.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2011

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The Sun makes payout to social worker over Baby P stories – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2011 in compensation, media, news by tracey

“The Sun has agreed to pay undisclosed compensation and apologised unreservedly to a social worker over the publication of false allegations about her role in the Baby P tragedy.”

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The Guardian, 9th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Fred Goodwin affair injunction not lifted – BBC News

Posted June 9th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest by tracey

“A High Court judge has refused to lift an order banning journalists naming a woman with whom former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin had a relationship.”

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BBC News, 9th June 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regulator to review care system after Winterbourne View abuse scandal – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, media, mental health, news, residential care by tracey

“Dame Jo Williams, chair of the Care Quality commission, pledges rethink of residential care for people with learning difficulties following exposé of abuse at Bristol hospital.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sienna Miller settles hacking case – The Independent

Posted June 7th, 2011 in harassment, interception, media, news, privacy, telecommunications by michael

“Sienna Miller’s privacy and harassment claim in the News of the World phone-hacking action settled for £100,000 damages today.”

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The Independent, 7th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk