Mosley case on privacy laws ‘is being fast-tracked’ – The Independent

Posted February 26th, 2010 in defamation, media, news, privacy by sally

“It could spell the end of the kiss and tell: public figures might, within 18 months, have the power to stifle bad news stories before they are published, a senior lawyer has warned.”

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The Independent, 26th February 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Committee proposes libel law changes – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 25th, 2010 in defamation, media, news, privacy, reports by sally

“A parliamentary committee has proposed wide-ranging changes to the libel laws but rejected the introduction of legislation on privacy.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

News of the World phone hacking: Legal loophole to be closed – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2010 in media, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The government is planning to close a loophole in the law that makes it legal to hack into someone else’s voicemail messages if they have already been listened to by the owner.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

News of the World phone-hacking scandal: the verdicts – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2010 in media, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“What the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee report says about Andy Coulson, the information commissioner, the police and the PCC.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Has the John Terry case doomed super-injunctions? – BBC News

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“The lifting of so called super-injunctions in the cases of the footballer John Terry and the multi-national company Trafigura have been heralded by the papers as victories for the press in the battle over tightening publication laws.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

PCC rejects complaint over Jan Moir column about Stephen Gately’s death – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2010 in complaints, freedom of expression, homosexuality, media, news by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission has rejected a complaint from the partner of Stephen Gately, the Boyzone singer who died suddenly in October, over an article by the Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir.”

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The Guardian, 18th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

News of the World may offer Max Clifford cash to settle illegal phone hacking case – The Guardian

Posted February 16th, 2010 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The News of the World is believed to be planning to settle a court case which threatens to disclose further evidence of the involvement of its ­journalists in illegal information-gathering by private investigators. According to one source at the paper, executives have devised a plan to block the case by offering money to the celebrity PR agent Max Clifford to persuade him to settle his legal action over the illegal ­interception of his voicemail messages.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pitt and Jolie to sue News of the World over ‘split’ story – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2010 in defamation, media, news, privacy by sally

“Claim of separation ‘false as well as intrusive’, say lawyers, as Pitt and Jolie begin action in London high court.”

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The Guardian, 9th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dannii Minogue privacy complaint upheld – BBC News

Posted February 9th, 2010 in media, news, pregnancy, privacy by sally

“The press watchdog has upheld two complaints from X Factor judge Dannii Minogue against the Daily Mirror and Daily Record over invasion of privacy.”

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BBC News, 9th February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Irrationality did not undermine TV menu ranking decision, finds Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 8th, 2010 in media, news by sally

“A broadcasting platform did not break the rules on the placing of stations in its electronic programme guide (EPG) even though its decision was partly irrationally based and it used criteria not specifically listed in its policy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Motown tribute case to test UK libel law – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2010 in appeals, defamation, defences, media, news by sally

“Media organisations hope judgment will clear away tangle of legal complexities around defence of fair comment.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

PCC is ‘farcical’, says ex-director of public prosecutions – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2010 in media, news by sally

“A leading lawyer tonight called for independent regulation of the press, and for ‘all credible media organisations’ to withdraw from the ‘farcical’ Press ­Complaints Commission. Sir Ken Macdonald, ­visiting professor of law at the LSE and the former director of public prosecutions, told an audience of editors and lawyers: ‘The press may think the PCC works, but they are living in a dream world. Nobody else does.'”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Ken MacDonald: former DPP warns British libel laws suppressing free speech – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 5th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, media, news, privacy by sally

“British courts represent a serious threat to freedom of speech, suppressing the spread of information around the world, the former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Channel 4 fails to win gagging order in libel battle over Michael Jackson film – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2010 in defamation, injunctions, media, news by sally

“Channel 4 tried and failed to win an injunction to prevent reporting of a hearing in a multimillion-pound libel battle in the high court in which the broadcaster has been accused of faking elements of a documentary purporting to show members of Michael Jackson’s family moving to Devon.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

News of the World loses battle over secret phone hacking evidence – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2010 in evidence, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The News of the World yesterday lost a court battle to keep secret evidence which, it is claimed, would reveal widespread use of illegal methods by reporters to obtain personal information about celebrities.”

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Refusal to stop John Terry story was not a privacy law U-turn, says expert – OUT-LAW

Posted February 2nd, 2010 in injunctions, media, news, privacy, sport by sally

“The High Court’s refusal to issue an injunction preventing the media from reporting an alleged affair footballer John Terry had with a team mate’s girlfriend is unlikely to change the course of privacy law, an expert said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others – WLR Daily

In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others [2010] UKSC 1; [2010] WLR (D) 13 

“Where individuals challenged freezing orders made against them under the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 and the Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 the general public interest in publishing a full report of the proceedings in which they were named justified curtailing their right to respect for their private and family lives.”

WLR Daily, 27th February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

John Terry case sparks government concern over super-injunctions – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2010 in freedom of information, injunctions, media, news by sally

“The government is consulting the media and the judiciary after becoming ‘very concerned’ that super-injunctions, such as the double gagging order which was obtained by the England football captain John Terry but lifted last week, are being used too often.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High court overturns superinjunction granted to England captain John Terry – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2010 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“England captain John Terry emerged as the footballer who had obtained a gagging order preventing the publication of claims about his private life, after the high court overturned a superinjunction yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jon Gaunt wins right to free speech challenge against media regulator – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2010 in freedom of expression, judicial review, media, news by sally

“The radio presenter Jon Gaunt won his battle today to take the media regulator Ofcom to a judicial review over a live interview in which he called a councillor a ‘Nazi’.”

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The Guardian, 27th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk