Category Archives: guest post

Damian Carney: Media Accountability after the Phone Hacking Inquiry

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Dr Damian Carney proposes the setting up of a new regulatory body for the press providing strong remedies for complainants, better internal controls on ethics and complaints – and enough independence from government and industry to appease the general public … Continue reading →

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Employment tribunals and closed material proceedings

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

By Lawrence McNamara With the Justice and Security Bill due soon, some interesting issues are arising around the use of closed material proceedings in Employment Tribunals. Under Rule 54 of the regulations that govern procedure, closed proceedings and the exclusion … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Why 2012 is the year to Save FOI

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

This guest post is written by Paul Gibbons, aka FoI Man. Today (Monday 20th February), a group of us are formally launching a new campaign. As the title of this post suggests, we are campaigning to #saveFOI. This week sees … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Adam Fellows – “Press Rights v Privacy Rights”

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

I didn’t make it to last week’s Bindmans debate at UCL, “Freedom of the Press versus Privacy Rights: Time for Parliament to draw the line?” but fortunately Adam Fellows (@fellowsadam and @eatplaylaw on Twitter) has written it up for those … Continue reading →

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John Tulloch: Oiling a very special relationship – journalists, bribery and the detective police

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

This article by Professor John Tulloch, Lincoln School of Journalism, is an extract from The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism on Trial, edited by Richard Lance Keeble and John Mair (Arima 2012). The book will be launched at an event in … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Online content and defamation – the emerging British approach

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

This post by Angela Daly originally appeared on the MediaLaws.eu site Earlier this year the British government started to consider new legislation on the topic of defamation, with the publication of a consultation on a draft Defamation Bill in March … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Judge forbids live tweeting in Isle of Wight case

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

The hyperlocal site, VentnorBlog, was at the High Court at the end of July, to cover a Leave Hearing for a Judicial Review between an Isle of Wight resident and the Isle of Wight council. In this guest post, VB’s … Continue reading →

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Cleland Thom: Laws that can criminalise journalists

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

In this guest post, Cleland Thom, a media trainer, argues that there is a “frightening range” of English legislation that inhibits good journalism There is an increasing range of legislation that can criminalise journalists. The alleged law-breaking by journalists at … Continue reading →

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Guest post by Barry Turner: 'Phone Hacking – more regulation is not the answer'

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Guest post: The future of regulation as seen by Barry Turner, senior lecturer in media law, the Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism, Nottingham Trent University At last Friday’s dramatic press conference the Prime Minister announced that two inquiries would be … Continue reading →

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Jon Slattery: Balanced court reports can add to pain of murder victims' families

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Guest post by Jon Slattery Torture is how the Sun sums up what the family of Millie Dowler were put through during the trial of Levi Bellfield. The story is aimed at the treatment of the family by defence lawyers … Continue reading →

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