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Tag Archives: mark stephens
Is the libel tourism tide turning?
A Ukrainian businessman’s case against a Ukrainian newspaper has been declared outside the UK’s jurisdiction, by a Queen’s Bench master at the Royal Courts of Justice today. Master Leslie said that the connection to the UK jurisdiction was tenuous, but … Continue reading
Posted in courts, defamation, media law Tagged libel tourism, mark stephens, master leslie, ukraine 3 Comments
[Cross-post] ‘Freedom of Information in the Wikileaks Era’
This post originally appeared on the Inforrm blog. Julian Assange is more than capable of dominating a room he’s not actually in, showed Monday’s event at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, ‘Freedom of Information in the WikiLeaks … Continue reading
Posted in events, freedom of expression, freedom of information, Human rights Tagged andrew murray, biicl, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, chris bradshaw, david banisar, freedom of information, james leaton gray, joshua rozenberg, julian assange, mark stephens, wikileaks 1 Comment
Are England’s libel laws relevant in an age of blogging?
Speaking on a panel at last night’s Online News Association / Index on Censorship ‘Bloggers in the Dock’ event, Stephens argued for the “innate good sense of crowds”. If a forum or site hosts all forms of opinion “we are then able to make up our minds about the issues of the day.” Continue reading
Posted in blogging, events, media law, social networking Tagged dave osler, david allen green, mark stephens, sense about science, sile lane 3 Comments
