Comments for Media law and ethics http://meejalaw.com News, resources & discussion for digital publishers Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Guest post: Why 2012 is the year to Save FOI by IT law | IT disputes http://meejalaw.com/2012/02/20/guest-post-why-2012-is-the-year-to-save-foi/#comment-1493 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:21:33 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=2120#comment-1493 Great blog this.

]]> Comment on Open Justice Week – a few more details by Law and Media Round Up – 6 February 2012 « Inforrm's Blog http://meejalaw.com/2012/02/01/open-justice-week-a-few-more-details/#comment-1451 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:31:42 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=2038#comment-1451 [...] Sheridan trial blog, and the Scottish Press Club and Glasgow court reporter Cristiana Theodoli, said the project has started in Scotland, but will be rolled out more widely too. Open Justice UK can be [...]

]]> Comment on ‘Contempt of a cosmic order’: legal risk of the Daily Mail’s 1997 “Murderers” front page by Law and Media Round Up – 9 January 2012 « Inforrm's Blog http://meejalaw.com/2012/01/05/contempt-of-a-cosmic-order-legal-risk-of-the-daily-mails-1997-murderers-front-page/#comment-1301 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:26:21 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1909#comment-1301 [...] paper has received widespread praise. In a comment on Meeja Law, media law consultant David Banks questions the suggested risk of contempt. Meanwhile, the Angry Mob blog provides some context from the [...]

]]> Comment on ‘Contempt of a cosmic order’: legal risk of the Daily Mail’s 1997 “Murderers” front page by David Banks http://meejalaw.com/2012/01/05/contempt-of-a-cosmic-order-legal-risk-of-the-daily-mails-1997-murderers-front-page/#comment-1288 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:47:28 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1909#comment-1288 But, and I might be getting my timelines in a twist here, there were no active proceedings against any of the men at the time of the Murderers headline were there?

There had been an unsuccessful private prosecution and the ‘active’ period for the purposes of the CCA 1981 ended when the prosecution was dropped.

No active warrants out – no outstanding charges. So where is the contempt risk.

Even if one wanted to go for an old-fashioned common law contempt prosecution you would need proceedings ‘pending or imminent’ – and none were. The prosecution would also need to prove intent in a common law action (unlike statutory contempt, which is a stricty liability offence)

So I’m unclear as to where the cosmic order lies? And the same goes for now – no warrants are out, no-one outside those convicted has been arrested or charged, no information has been laid. So, no contempt risk for now.

]]> Comment on Online law survey: Mixed feelings about resources; 27% respondents encountered legal trouble in last two years by Legal law blog – laws, lawyer, attorney all about law online blogging » Blog Archive » Cool Legal Law Resources images http://meejalaw.com/2010/09/17/online-law-survey-mixed-feelings-about-resources-27-respondents-encountered-legal-trouble-in-last-two-years/#comment-1287 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:25:55 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=191#comment-1287 [...] en.wikinoticia.com/Technology/general-technology/75916-mp… meejalaw.com/2010/09/17/online-law-survey-mixed-feelings-… http://www.bhagwad.com/blog/2009/technology/how-patents-stifle-g…; [...]

]]> Comment on What will 2012 bring for media law? by The role of the “public mood” | Media law and ethics http://meejalaw.com/2011/12/30/what-will-2012-bring-for-media-law/#comment-1278 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:15:19 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1892#comment-1278 [...] a semi-related postscript, in my last post I flagged up things to look out for in 2012. I’d add this, which escaped my attention before [...]

]]> Comment on What will 2012 bring for media law? by The role of the “public mood” | Media law and ethics http://meejalaw.com/2011/12/30/what-will-2012-bring-for-media-law/#comment-1277 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:14:28 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1892#comment-1277 [...] Media law and ethics News, resources & discussion for digital publishers Skip to content HomeAboutContactArticles elsewhereResearchSuper injunctionsBloggersMedia law diaryUseful links ← What will 2012 bring for media law? [...]

]]> Comment on Media law mop up: Andy Hayman – 'Good god! Absolutely not. I can't believe you suggested that' by Media Law Review of the Year 2011: Defamation, Contempt, Privacy and a Public Inquiry – Jude Townend « Inforrm's Blog http://meejalaw.com/2011/07/14/media-law-mop-up-andy-hayman-good-god-absolutely-not-i-cant-believe-you-suggested-that/#comment-1264 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:56:27 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1238#comment-1264 [...] Former assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Andy Hayman’s response to Conservative MP Lorraine Fulbrook’s query over whether he had ever received payment from the [...]

]]> Comment on What would the Man on the Clapham Omnibus make of digital media law? by Cross-post: Is unfamiliarity breeding contempt? | Media law and ethics http://meejalaw.com/2011/11/21/what-would-the-man-on-the-clapham-omnibus-make-of-digital-media-law/#comment-1169 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:49:00 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1720#comment-1169 [...] deduce too much from its findings about ‘accidental outlaws’ as I’ve explained here. Further surveying in this area would be a useful [...]

]]> Comment on Operation Motorman and its relevance to phone hacking fiasco by Operation Motorman and its relevance to phone hacking fiasco | Media law and ethics « Soreal it Must be True http://meejalaw.com/2011/07/21/operation-motorman-and-its-relevance-to-phone-hacking-fiasco/#comment-1124 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:33:54 +0000 http://meejalaw.com/?p=1265#comment-1124 [...] Operation Motorman and its relevance to phone hacking fiasco | Media law and ethics. Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. Published: November 30, 2011 Filed Under: Uncategorized [...]

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