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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
Midweek media law mop up: Julian Assange (TM); internet contempt; and libel tourism
Champing at the bit to round up this week’s British media law news, because there’s been so much of interest. Since I missed last week’s missive, I’ve added a few older ones too. First up, libel. A number of cases … Continue reading
Posted in contempt of court, media law, media law mop-up Tagged contempt of court, julian assange, libel tourism 1 Comment
Midweek media law mop up: back next week
There will be no round up of stories this week – back next week! In the meantime, follow @meejalaw and @medialawuk on Twitter for all the latest.
Midweek media law mop up: Hacking; hosepipes; and honest comment
Another busy week in media law land, as more protests erupt in the Middle East and phone hacking is back in the High Court. Slightly quieter on the Wikileaks front but still stories to read, including the reportedly mysterious incident … Continue reading
Posted in media law, media law mop-up, Media regulation Tagged daniel Domscheit-Berg, kelly hoppen, phone hacking, sarah baskerville 1 Comment
Midweek media law mop up: Twitter in court consultation; PCC’s Twitter ruling; Twitter in Supreme Court (bored yet?)
On Meeja Law this week: the PCC’s first ruling on newspapers’ republication of tweets; the Lord Chief Justice’s consultation on Twitter in court; and a City Law school blog carnival. Also, the Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism Twitter account … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, media ethics, media law, media law mop-up Tagged bskyb, centre for law justice and journalism, murphy, twitter 1 Comment
Mid-week media law mop up: XX, YY & ZZ; FoI vs Wikileaking and Crime Maps
A mid-week round up of UK media law news and comment. Not exhaustive, of course. Apologies for its brevity. Lengthier comment next week! Libel Inforrm>>Case Law: Farrall v Kordowski – assessment of libel damages http://bit.ly/h1OdcC LSE MediaPal>>’Ordinary person’ vs ‘the … Continue reading
Posted in media law mop-up, media law resources Tagged phone hacking, police crime maps, wikileaks 2 Comments
Mop ups
Morning all. I’ve decided to run the Media Law Mop Up mid-week rather than Mondays (most likely on Wednesdays or Thursday afternoons). In the meantime, here’s a phone hacking themed thought from the Guardian’s letter page this morning: “Although it’s … Continue reading
Posted in media law mop-up, media law resources, newspapers Tagged media law, phone hacking 1 Comment
Monday media law mop up: Coulson’s exit; why celebs sue; and the Palestine Papers
The week in media law & ethics… It was a news week that included Alan Johnson’s resignation as shadow chancellor (and PC Rice’s suspension), developments in the Yeates murder case and Tony Blair’s appearance at the Chilcot Inquiry, but Coulson’s … Continue reading
Monday media law mop up: Libel and the public; prior notification attempt; and changes at Out-Law
Media law bits and bobs from the last seven days… Lawyers talk libel The libel reform event of the week took place at Gray’s Inn Hall last Tuesday, with a focus on the ‘public’. Tweets from the event can be … Continue reading
Posted in media law mop-up Tagged libel reform, out-law.com, phone hacking, self-regulation, twitter 1 Comment
Monday media law mop up: Clegg on libel, NOTW suspension & Twitter debates
The week’s media law & ethics stories that caught Meeja Law’s eye… Phone hacking Big developments in this story, as the Guardian revealed the suspension of News of the World’s assistant editor (news), Ian Edmondson, “following a “serious allegation” related … Continue reading
