ABC v Telegraph – CA grants injunction
The Court of Appeal (Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls, Underhill V-P LJ, and Henderson LJ) handed down judgment on Tuesday 23rd October 2018 granting an interim injunction and allowing the Claimants’ appeal, overturning… Read More »
Journalist succeeds in overturning police warning
A journalist has succeeded in revoking a Prevention from Harassment Warning issued by the police after a two year battle. Gareth Davies, a journalist at the Croydon Advertiser, and Local World (the publisher of the Croydon… Read More »
ICO publishes data protection guide for the media
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published Data Protection and Journalism: A Guide for the Media. The publication of the guide follows a consultation on draft guidance which took place earlier this year. The guide has… Read More »
Law Commission recommends online reporting restriction database
The Law Commission has published its second report on the topic of contempt. The first report dealt with jurors and modern media. This report addresses the issue of reporting restrictions under section 4(2) Contempt of… Read More »
Supreme Court rules on production order evidence
The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in R (on the application of British Sky Broadcasting Limited) v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2014] UKSC 17. The case related to a production order obtained… Read More »
ICO consults on guidance for the media
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a consultation on draft guidance for the media on the Data Protection Act 1998. The guide has been developed in response to the recommendation in the Leveson Report that… Read More »
Law Commission recommends contempt exemption for online archives
The Law Commission has published a report making its recommendations for law reform relating to contempt by jurors and modern media aspects of contempt by publication. 5RB’s Godwin Busuttil and Christina Michalos contributed to the… Read More »
New Criminal Practice Directions
The Lord Chief Justice has handed down new Criminal Practice Directions which came into effect on 7 October 2013. The Directions include, at Part 5B, a summary of the current practice and procedure applicable to… Read More »
Former Tory Treasurer awarded £180,000 against Sunday Times
The former Treasurer of the Conservative Party, Peter Cruddas, has won his legal battle with the Sunday Times after being awarded £180,000 against the newspaper and two of its Insight journalists. The action for libel and malicious falsehood arose… Read More »
Community orders for data protection breaches?
Journalists prosecuted for offences under the Data Protection Act could be given community orders, including curfew orders, if existing amendments to the Act are brought into force, as proposed by the Leveson Report. Prison or fines… Read More »
Leveson Report published
Today Lord Justice Leveson published his report into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. The report makes findings about the operation of the press, its relationship with politicians and the police, and makes recommendations… Read More »