Category Archives: data

#TAL12: Crime reporting for hyperlocals

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

One of the impromptu sessions at the informal Talk About Local conference in Birmingham on Saturday discussed crime reporting – instigated by Ed Walker, who is founder of Blog Preston and senior digital producer with Trinity Mirror Regionals: “Thinking of … Continue reading →

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Should we regulate the hyperlocal space? And what are the legal issues?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

This weekend I’m very much looking forward to a day in Birmingham at the Talk About Local / N0tice 2012 “unconference”. My current research project focuses on national newspapers and media law/regulation and I’m keen to extend my view to … Continue reading →

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“In the 21st century, open justice should be online justice”

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

“In the 21st century, open justice should be online justice,” David Banisar, Article 19.  The Guardian has succeeded in its legal bid to gain access to court documents in extradition proceedings (listed at the end of this post). The Guardian … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Robertson QC: Press 'must do better to protect open justice'

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Reblogged from Law, Justice and Journalism: By PA Media Lawyer The press needs to lift its game if the principle of open justice is to be maintained, a senior QC has warned. Part of the rationale for open justice was … Continue reading →

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Digital age poses challenge for jury trials

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Reblogged from Law, Justice and Journalism: By PA Media Lawyer The jury system might need to be changed to allow jurors to play a more active part in trials as a result of the advances in technology which brought the … Continue reading →

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New event: Justice Wide Open – legal knowledge in the digital era

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

For some time, I’ve been longing to set up an event around the theme of digital open justice. So I’m very excited to announce that the Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism will be hosting ‘Justice Wide Open’ on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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A response to the Open Data Consultation

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Lucy Series, a doctoral researcher at the University of Exeter, and I have submitted a response to the Cabinet Office’s open data consultation. Our focus is opening up data in the legal sphere: court listings, judgments, information about reporting restrictions … Continue reading →

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Open data at the Rebellious Media Conference

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

On Sunday I participated in a panel discussing Open Data at the Rebellious Media Conference in London. Javier Ruiz Diaz from the Open Rights Group chaired, and Chris Taggart and Martin Keegan talked about their fantastic respective projects, OpenCorporates and … Continue reading →

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Recent changes to Justice.gov.uk; plans to improve search and content

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Earlier this week I reported on how courts data is handled by HM Courts and Tribunals Service, with details of the contracts between the MoJ, Courtel and Bailii. When I was researching the issue in June I asked the Ministry … Continue reading →

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Who holds our courts data? FoIs reveal HM Courts’ exclusive contracts

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Courts data is public, right? Well no, not quite. Hearings and judgments might be public, but information about them can be difficult to access. The HM Courts and Tribunals service does publish daily case listings for many courts here, on … Continue reading →

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