‘Five men and a woman who verbally abused a BBC journalist at a protest have been convicted of a public order offence, according to police.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rebekah Vardy has lost her “Wagatha Christie” libel case against Coleen Rooney, in a dramatic self-inflicted legal defeat that leaves her reputation destroyed.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Almost 100 years after a ban on cameras in criminal courts was enshrined in law, the first broadcast from an English crown court went out on Thursday and is likely to have left many viewers asking: “Why has it taken so long?”’
The Guardian, 28th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Old Bailey will be opened up to cameras on Thursday as sentencing remarks from a crown court case in England and Wales are broadcast for the first time.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has today (20 July 2022) set out a package of measures that take aim at so-called “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs).’
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has suggested that people defending themselves from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) could be protected by a £5,000 costs cap.’
Legal Futures, 22nd July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On 13 June Arron Banks’ libel claim against Carol Cadwalladr was dismissed, in a significant victory for public interest journalism (Arron Banks v Carole Cadwalladr [2022] EWHC 1417 (QB)).’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Courts in England and Wales are to be granted new powers to dismiss lawsuits employed by wealthy claimants to stifle free speech, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Mail on Sunday article on the Duke of Sussex’s legal claim against the Home Office contained parts that were defamatory, the High Court has ruled.’
The Independent, 8th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tech platforms will be barred from taking down news content in the UK until an appeal has been heard against the decision, ministers have said.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Freedom of speech and the views of elected lawmakers will be given greater weight in law under a Bill of Rights introduced to Parliament today (Wednesday 22 June).’
Ministry of Justice, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Channel 4 breached the conditions of its broadcast licence by failing to provide enough subtitled programming to some viewers in autumn 2021 after a sonic boom destroyed equipment used to broadcast its programmes, the media watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against the Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in a significant decision for public interest journalism.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Boris Johnson has vowed to level the playing field on which oligarchs stifle those who scrutinise them. How can he do it?’
The Guardian, 8th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, recently took to the Mail Online to justify his plans to introduce a Bill of Rights replacing the Human Rights Act (HRA), the UK law that obliges the government to ensure our rights as citizens are upheld.’
Each Other, 23rd May 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘People poke fun at the lawyers, but there are serious concerns about how the law deals with everyone being a publisher.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new “Reporters’ Charter” outlining the rights and responsibilities of court reporters has been launched to boost transparency in the justice system, according an announcement by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The charter, part of the General guidance to staff on supporting media access to courts and tribunals, was developed by the Media Lawyers Association and HM Courts and Tribunals Service and unveiled at the Society of Editors Annual Conference on 11 May 2022.’
Transparency Project, 22nd May 2022
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A new Reporters’ Charter outlining the rights and responsibilities of court reporters has been launched to boost transparency in the justice system.’
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A controversial law that could force publishers to pay the costs of the people who sue them, even if they win, is to be repealed, the government has announced.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British judge has thrown out large parts of a libel action by a Swedish businessman who tried to sue journalists writing about his company before its flotation on a Norwegian stock exchange.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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