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Tag Archives: simon singh
End of week media law mop up: Ian Tomlinson inquest; super injunction rumours; and Cameron defence of PCC
Since we missed last week’s round up, here’s a bumper crop with stories from the previous fortnight. Super injunctions are still on everyone’s lips, following a claim in Parliament that a serving MP may have sought one too; whether it’s … Continue reading
Posted in defamation, media law, media law mop-up, super injunctions Tagged gabby logan, ian tomlinson, simon singh, super injunction, tristan rogers 2 Comments
Midweek media law mop up: Defamation, defamation, defamation
The Meeja Law must-read feeds (see @medialawUK & @meejalaw on Twitter) are clogged up with defamation stories this week, following the government’s publication of its draft bill. Here are a selection of those articles, plus a few other topics defining … Continue reading
Posted in media law, media law mop-up Tagged defamation, icorrect, kenneth clarke, lord lester, media law, simon singh 1 Comment
A year on from the ‘Free Speech is Not for Sale’ report
A year has passed since Index on Censorship and English PEN published its Free Speech is Not for Sale report. Journalist and author Simon Singh, who successfully fought a libel action brought against him by the BCA (they dropped the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, defamation, media law Tagged free speech is not for sale, libel reform, simon singh Leave a comment
Legal battle ends for blogger Dave Osler
A three year legal battle is over for journalist and blogger Dave Osler. The political activist Johanna Kaschke has been refused her right to appeal the High Court’s decision to strike out the case in May 2010. In a separate … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, media law Tagged dave osler, johanna kaschke, libel case, robert dougans, simon singh 8 Comments