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Law and Media Round Up – 29 April 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

The biggest news of the week is that the Defamation Bill received Royal Assent and is now the Defamation Act 2013, three years after the publication of Lord Lester’s original Defamation Bill. Inforrm reported the news and context here; a … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 15 April 2013

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

The Defamation Bill is now coming to the end of its passage through Parliament. On 16 April 2013 it will be back before the Commons on “ping pong”, the stage at which the Commons considers new amendments made by the … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 4 March 2013

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

This week’s round up, at Inforrm’s Blog. Contempt, defamation, court documents, data protection and more…

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Law and Media Round Up – 8 October 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
We are now a week into the new legal term, and while it’s still party conference season for MPs, the Defamation Bill will receive its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday…

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A dearth of data about defamation cases in England & Wales

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

On Tuesday evening (18 Sept), the Law Society held a public debate on the Defamation Bill, asking the panel – including two QCs, a libel reform campaigner and an in-house newspaper lawyer – what they thought of its measures. Much … Continue reading →

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OFT closes investigation into whether companies using threats of defamation action “to quell legitimate criticism online”

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

The Office of Fair Trading has closed an investigation into “whether a group of companies, and solicitors acting on their behalf, were using threats of defamation action to quell legitimate criticism online”.  It was examining whether that had been an … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 14 May 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog:
A high-profile week at the Leveson Inquiry, with evidence from Rebekah Brooks, the MailOnline editor Martin Clarke and Andy Coulson (see Natalie Peck’s Inforrm roundup).  As well as sharing David Cameron’s text-speak (lol), Brooks…

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