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Law and Media Round Up – 11 February 2013

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

This week’s Law and Media Round Up – 11 February 2013, at Inforrm’s Blog.

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Media and Law Review of the Year 2012: Parts 1, 2 and 3

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

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 →

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Leveson and access to justice

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Will Leveson’s ‘Arbitration Service’ improve access to justice in civil legal disputes? In Volume IV of his report, Lord Justice Leveson has recommended a new arbitration service for civil legal claims as part of a new system of independent self-regulation … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 12 November 2012

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Since writing this, there have already been new developments in the unfolding crisis at the BBC following its Newsnight programme on child abuse. But this is the media law week that was, rounded up here: Law and Media Round Up … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 24 September 2012

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: The theme of privacy continued to dominate media law discussion last week, as a French court granted an injunction prohibiting further publication of the Duchess of Cambridge photographs in France. Press Gazette reported that the editor … Continue reading →

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How should privacy injunctions be reported?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

The recommended procedure and law around privacy injunctions “isn’t quite fit for purpose” according to Gideon Benaim, a partner at Michael Simkins LLP (formerly of Schillings), writing in the Guardian today. Comments seem to be closed on the piece so … Continue reading →

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Analysis: Privacy cases re-visited, a year on from Super Injunction Spring - Judith Townend

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: A year on from the introduction of the Master of the Rolls’ Practice Guidance, six privacy injunctions have been discharged, but with the claimant’s anonymity maintained in each case. The British media, however, hasn’t had much … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 30 April 2012

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: It was the week the newspaper proprietors came to Leveson. Predictably, Murdochs Snr and Jnr dominated the media coverage, but John Ryley (head of news, Sky News) Aidan Barclay (Telegraph Media Group) and Evgeny Lebedev (Lebedev … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 23 April 2012

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: It’s a big week coming up at the Leveson Inquiry, with appearances from the media owners: Aidan Barclay, Evgeny Lebedev, James Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch. “Plenty to talk about here,” Murdoch Snr has tweeted since arriving … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 16 April 2012

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: The Leveson Inquiry and Parliament are still on Easter vacation and the new legal term begins on Tuesday 17 April, but there is no shortage of news and commentary to report, following Inforrm’s own mini-break from … Continue reading →

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