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- 5RB – media & entertainment law
- BBC College of Journalism – Law
- BBC Freedom of Information
- Blackstone's Statutes Media Law 3e – resources
- British Journal of Photography – campaigns
- Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism
- Channel 4 Producer's Handbook – Media Law
- City Legal Research
- CRITique commercial law blog
- David Banks
- David Price Guide to Media Law
- Delia Venables’ legal resources
- Digital Media Law (US)
- Digital Media Law Project
- Don’t Get Fooled Again
- Drawnalism
- EPUK resources
- George Brock
- Guardian Freedom of Information
- Guardian Legal Network
- Guardian.co.uk – media law
- Heather Brooke’s blog
- HMCS glossary of legal terms
- I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist
- Index on Censorship
- Informationa Rights and Wrongs
- Inforrm blog
- IP Media Law
- Jack of Kent
- Jonathan Hewett
- Journal Local
- Journalism.co.uk – media law
- Law Bore
- Learn WordPress.com
- Learnmore
- LSE Media Law Policy Project
- Matt Buck
- McNae’s student resources
- Media Standards Trust
- MediaPaL@LSE
- Ministry of Justice
- mySociety
- Ofcom Watch
- One Brick Court – news
- out-law.com
- panGloss
- PCC – links to regulators
- Photo Legal
- Press Gazette – media law
- Recent decisions in England&Wales Court of Appeal (civil)
- Recent decisions in England&Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench)
- Reframing Libel Symposium
- Robert Sharp
- ScraperWiki
- TabloidWatch
- Talk About Local
- The Private Lives of Others
- The Small Places
- UK Human Rights Blog
- Wannabe Hacks
- WhatDoTheyKnow
Category Archives: media law resources
Law and Media Round Up – 28 January 2013
A round up of last week’s media law developments (it was pretty quiet on the libel and privacy front) can be found at at Inforrm’s Blog.
Posted in media law mop-up, media law resources Tagged google transparency report, mary beard, nominet, operation elvedon, skype Leave a comment
Law and Media Round Up – 21 January 2013
We’re nearing the end of January and we’ve already seen a flurry of media law activity: this week’s round up covers defamation statements in open court, a privacy injunction and two PCC adjudications (not upheld). And what are the legal … Continue reading
Legal resources for community journalists and bloggers
A resource list for community journalists and bloggers, from my presentation at Cardiff University’s Community Journalism Conference on 16 January 2013. Additionally, I will keep the survey about legal resources and experiences for attendees and followers of the conference open … Continue reading
Law and Media Round Up – 14 January 2013
The second media law round up of the year – at Inforrm’s Blog.
Law and Media Round Up – 7 January 2013
The first round up of 2013. A little quieter than normal, but things will pick up next week, when Parliament is sitting and the Hilary term has begun at the High Court. Full Law and Media Round Up [7 January … Continue reading
Media and Law Review of the Year 2012: Parts 1, 2 and 3
My review of the media and legal news for 2012 is now published on the Inforrm blog in three parts: Part 1: January – April Part 2: May – August Part 3: September – December And if you fancy a … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, defamation, media law, media law mop-up, media law resources, privacy Tagged defamation, inforrm, media law round up 2012, privacy 1 Comment
Law and Media Round Up – 17 December 2012
Defamation, privacy, phone hacking litigation and media regulation in this week’s Law and Media Round Up, which can be read in full at the Inforrm blog.
Posted in blogging, media law mop-up, media law resources Tagged inforrm, libel, phone hacking, price v powell Leave a comment
Law and Media Round Up – 2 December 2012
This week’s round up leads with Leveson, of course, but there are other media law developments too: in O’Dwyer v ITV [2012] EWHC 3321, Maisto v Kyrgiannakis and Mengi v Hermitage [2012] EWHC 3445 (QB). Full Law and Media Round … Continue reading
Posted in defamation, media law, media law mop-up, media law resources Tagged defamation, leveson inquiry, o'dwyer v itv, pcc Leave a comment
Lawbore, revamped – online gateway to legal resources
Guest post by Lawbore The Lawbore website was born a whole decade ago, in 2002, at a time when there were few websites for lawyers or law students. Today of course, all branches of the legal profession enjoys consuming and … Continue reading
Posted in academic research, blogging, digital open justice, education, media law resources Tagged emily allbon, lawbore, learnmore Leave a comment
Law and Media Round Up – 26 November 2012
Here’s the link to this week’s law and media round up on Inforrm’s Blog: on the McAlpine libel cases, the much-anticipated Leveson Inquiry report (due out on Thursday 29 November) and much more …