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Sketches from Leveson

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Drawing in the courtroom is prohibited under s41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925, so broadcasters and newspapers use pastel sketches by talented and specialist artists who draw from memory outside the courtroom. This restriction does not apply to hearings in the Supreme … Continue reading →

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An elephant in courtroom 73? Social media, regulation and the law

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Lord Justice Leveson’s enormous task is to examine the culture, practices and ethics of the media, with a special emphasis on the “press”. This is because it was serious concerns about the behaviour of UK national newspapers that instigated the … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up - 30 July 2012

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: This is the final Inforrm Law and Media Round Up before the summer.  The Parliamentary recess has begun and the Trinity legal term ends tomorrow – the Michaelmas legal term does not start until October.   Over … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 25 June 2012

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: Parliament continues to consider the Defamation Bill 2012, with the public bill committee meeting on Tuesday 26 June (see below, “Next week in Parliament”). Last week the committee rejected an amendment which would have allowed a … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 18 June 2012

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: The Defamation Bill 2012 received renewed attention this week ahead of its second reading in the House of Commons, particularly over Clause 5 which concerns a defence for operators of websites.  Media organisations reported this aspect … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 11 June 2012

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: The round up returns after a bank holiday break last week. Inforrm summarised developments during the Easter Legal Term here: four (judge alone) libel trials, one involving a media defendant, and one privacy trial, against a … Continue reading →

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Barry Turner: Media criminality – a failure of law, not regulation

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

This guest post by Barry Turner, senior lecturer in media law at the Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism at Nottingham Trent University, is a response to this post by Daniel Bennett: ‘After Leveson – a State of the News Media report … Continue reading →

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After Leveson? A ‘State of the News Media’ report for the UK

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

By Daniel Bennett With each day of Leveson evidence new stones are overturned, exposing the wider systemic and cultural problems that contributed to the phone-hacking scandal. The ‘post-Leveson’ question becomes ever more pressing, as identified at yesterday’s University of Westminster conference, … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 21 May 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: Module three of the Leveson Inquiry is now underway, examining the relationship between press and politicians. Jack Straw, Lord Wakeham, Alastair Campbell and Sir Harold Evans were among the witnesses during the Inquiry’s 19th week, as … Continue reading →

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Law and Media Round Up – 14 May 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inforrm's Blog: A high-profile week at the Leveson Inquiry, with evidence from Rebekah Brooks, the MailOnline editor Martin Clarke and Andy Coulson (see Natalie Peck’s Inforrm roundup).  As well as sharing David Cameron’s text-speak (lol), Brooks provided the … Continue reading →

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