Monthly Archives: October 2012

Law and Media Round Up; new Court of Appeal judgment on libel damages

Posted on October 31, 2012 by jtownend

This week’s round up, previously posted on the Inforrm blog, features Frankie Boyle’s successful libel case, the BBC fallout out following further allegations about Jimmy Savile and media regulation debated in the House of Lords. Additionally, since the round up … Continue reading →

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Unmanned aerial journalism: how drones could be the industry’s next big thing

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jtownend

Some specialists would prefer that we called drones by their official name, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. However, UAV journalism doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as ‘drone journalism’, which according to participants at a seminar in Oxford this week … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 22 October 2012

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jtownend

Belatedly cross-posting from Monday… The Jimmy Savile scandal continues to dominate news headlines, with focus on the BBC’s decision to drop its Newsnight film. Reports in the The Times (£), Channel 4, the Independent and elsewhere quote internal emails between … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 15 October 2012

Posted on October 15, 2012 by jtownend

Inforrm's Blog We lead with criminal, rather than civil, law developments relating to media and communications. There have been a spate of prosecutions relating to social media use: a teenager from Lancashire was imprisoned for sick and grossly offensive jokes … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 8 October 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by jtownend

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 9 October.  A House … Continue reading →

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Gideon Benaim: Payments for private information and the regulation of journalism

Posted on October 5, 2012 by jtownend

Gideon Benaim, partner at Michael Simkins LLP (formerly of Schillings), has responded to my question about the potential regulation of payments for private information, in a blog post for Inforrm. He argues that “unless there is a legitimate public interest … Continue reading →

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