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Tag Archives: super injunction
Update
I’m afraid I don’t have time to do this week’s round up, as I’m busy with academic research and writing about Lord Neuberger’s new report on super injunctions. A report of the press conference will be appearing on the Inforrm … Continue reading
Posted in media law, media law mop-up, super injunctions Tagged lord neuberger, super injunction Leave a comment
Media law mop up: Mosley defeat; injunctions by tweet; and Wikileaks gag
The noise around super injunctions is getting louder, especially in tabloid quarters. But, as Alan Rusbridger said this week in his Anthony Sampson speech, the newspapers’ approach to the public interest is often inconsistent: “We sometimes send confusing signals about … Continue reading
End of week media law mop up: Ian Tomlinson inquest; super injunction rumours; and Cameron defence of PCC
Since we missed last week’s round up, here’s a bumper crop with stories from the previous fortnight. Super injunctions are still on everyone’s lips, following a claim in Parliament that a serving MP may have sought one too; whether it’s … Continue reading
Posted in defamation, media law, media law mop-up, super injunctions Tagged gabby logan, ian tomlinson, simon singh, super injunction, tristan rogers 2 Comments
Super-Eady?
This is pretty funny, via the Taiwan based NMA TV:
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The marred privacy injunction
It was no legal secret that BBC presenter and former political correspondent Andrew Marr had secured an injunction in early 2008, preventing newspapers from reporting details about his private life. But this week was the first time the private information … Continue reading
Posted in courts, data, media law, media law resources, reporting restrictions, super injunctions Tagged andrew marr, privacy injunction, super injunction 3 Comments
Midweek media law mop up: Mooting, souped up injunctions and CFA reform
This week’s mop up comes in a snatched break at the The Monroe E. Price International Media Law Moot Court Competition in Oxford organised by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy. There are 27 international teams of law … Continue reading
Midweek media law mop-up: Parliamentary privilege; police leaks; and poppies
Merry midweek, well, practically end-of-week, to all. Superinjunctions should lead since one was exposed in Parliament earlier today… Media Guardian>>Fred Goodwin gets superinjunction to stop him being called a banker Or as the Press Association’s Media Lawyer reported: “Sir Fred … Continue reading
Posted in media ethics, media law, media law mop-up Tagged banker, police leak, poppies, super injunction 1 Comment
Chandler ‘super injunction’: ‘No public interest in breaking the law, simply to claim a scoop,’ says BBC World News editor
“[S]ome months ago, the family of Paul and Rachel Chandler sought what is known as a “super-injunction”, prohibiting the media from reporting any developments in their case,” writes BBC World News editor, Jon Williams on the BBC Editors’ Blog following the … Continue reading
Posted in contempt of court, media ethics, media law, super injunctions, Uncategorized Tagged bbc news, chandlers, kidnapping, sky news, somalia, super injunction 1 Comment