Category Archives: events

Legal records and the ‘right to be forgotten’: Google Spain blog series and event

Posted on May 12, 2014 by jtownend

Professor Lorna Woods, University of Essex, has put together a fantastic panel of lawyers to digest and discuss the long-awaited ECJ judgment in the Google Spain case, which considers whether Google is required to remove links to a 15 year … Continue reading →

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Promotion: IBC Defamation and Privacy Conference 2014

Posted on February 17, 2014 by jtownend

Event promotion IBC Legal Presents the 21st Annual Defamation & Privacy 2014   20th May 2014, London For full details and to register visit: http://www.ibclegal.com/FKW82452MJLB Agenda here: http://www.ibclegal.com/FKW82452MJLB Speakers include: • Andrew Caldecott QC, Head of Chambers, One Brick Court … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event, 24 January 2014, Oxford: The challenges of citizen journalism – Technology and the law

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jtownend

I’m off to Oxford on Friday for this event hosted by The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy: The challenges of citizen journalism: Technology and the law. According to the details on the website all are welcome to attend. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event, 26 October 2013: The internet and the law conference

Posted on October 24, 2013 by jtownend

A few more details about Saturday’s event organised by the National Union of Journalists and the Media Reform Coalition (I’m chairing the libel panel).  Just days before the Privy Council is due to sign off the Royal Charter on press … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event: 26 October 2013 – NUJ and MRC Conference – ‘The Internet and the Law’

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jtownend

[Booking / full details at Eventbrite] When: Saturday 26 October 2013, 10:00 – 19:00 Where: New Academic Building, Goldsmiths University of London, London SE14 6NW Details:  Leveson, royal charter(s), libel reform – UK law is changing and its impact on the internet is … Continue reading →

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What Leveson missed: 10th anniversary conference of the Institute of Communication Ethics – 25 October 2013

Posted on September 10, 2013 by jtownend

Last week journalist/lawyer David Allen Green asked how many of his Twitter followers had actually consulted the Leveson Inquiry report since its release.  The instant response was fairly muted and confined to a handful of academics and campaigners. Whether or … Continue reading →

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Media and communications at SLS 2013

Posted on July 26, 2013 by jtownend

A quick post to flag up the media and communication sessions at the Society of Legal Scholars Annual conference in Edinburgh, 3-6 September (early bird booking until 31 July), put together by section convenor Daithí Mac Síthigh (@macsitigh).  The Cyberlaw … Continue reading →

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Promotion: IBC Legal’s Protecting the Media 2013

Posted on June 20, 2013 by jtownend

Promotion Upcoming conference, 17th September 2013, Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, London, UK The ultimate review of key developments in the field of media law, featuring analysis of the impact of recent cases, such as: Leveson, Axel Springer/ Von Hannover (No.2) and Spelman v Express Newspapers. … Continue reading →

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New event: Digital Media Europe 2013 Hack Day – 13 April 2013

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jtownend

This announcement comes via the excellent Scraperwiki  (a start-up I worked with on a series of events in 2010/11). They have teamed up with WAN-IFRA to put on a hack day at Bloomberg on 13 April 2013. In April, global … Continue reading →

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