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News: Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions Report – steady as she goes...
The Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions, set up last July following “super-injunction spring”, has published its Report. In the 59 page document the Committee comes out against a privacy...
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News: MPs to debate Select Committee Phone Hacking Report
It has been announced by the Speaker that MPs will debate the findings of the Select Committee Report into phone hacking “at the beginning of public business” tomorrow (Tuesday 22 May 2012). In other...
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Journalism and the public interest: a Hacked Off initiative – Brian Cathcart
The case of Guardian reporter Amelia Hill is only the latest to show up the unsatisfactory state of the law when it comes to journalism and the public interest. On the face of it the story is pretty...
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The Defamation Bill 2012: Missing the Wood (With No Excuses) – Alastair...
The Defamation Bill is to receive a second reading in the House of Commons on 12 June. In preparation, Lord McNally has been repeating the mantra that the reforms will introduce a better balance...
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“Snooper’s Charter” Consultation – Paul Bernal
The draft Communications Data Bill [pdf] – the ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ – is currently up for consultation before a specially put together Joint Parliamentary Committee. The consultation period has been...
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Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003: Threat or Menace? – Lilian Edwards
Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003, once one of the more obscure provisions of the cybercrime world, has had a good workout lately. Famously, Paul Chambers, delayed at Doncaster Airport and...
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A New Style Public Interest Defence in Libel Law? – Andrew Scott and Alastair...
An interesting proposal has slipped quietly into the mix for consideration during the House of Lords Committee stage deliberations on the Defamation Bill. During the Second Reading debate, Lord Lester...
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News: House of Lords adds “Leveson” amendments to Defamation Bill, Government...
After more than 2 hours of debate, the House of Lords today voted to accept Lord Puttnam’s amendments to the Defamation Bill to insert provisions for a statutory “Recognition Commission” into the...
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Media Standards Trust YouGov Poll: Public Supports Full Implementation of...
A YouGov poll commissioned by the Media Standards Trust [pdf] and conducted on 31 January to 1 February 2013, has shown strong public support behind implementation of Lord Justice Leveson’s...
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LSE Media Policy Project: Media Policy in 2013
One of the things the LSE Media Policy Project aims to do in 2013 is provide much more information on future policy consultations, decisions and challenges. Here are some tasters that were discussed in...
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News: Defamation Act 2013 receives Royal Assent
On 25 April 2013, nearly three years after the introduction of Lord Lester’s Defamation Bill [pdf], the Defamation Act 2013 received Royal Assent. The Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 10...
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Foundation for Law, Justice and Society: Leveson reforms scrutinized
A series of policy briefs assessing the impact of Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations for reform of the press and the government’s plans for a Royal Charter are now available to download on the...
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Case Law: R (Evans) v Attorney-General: We can’t see Prince Charles’ advocacy...
R (o.t.a Rob Evans) v. Attorney-General, Information Commissioner Interested Party, [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin). As we all know, the Prince of Wales has his own opinions. And he has shared those...
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Debunking the PBS myth: Media in crisis? – Argyro Karanasiou
There are only a few things as widely spread, taught and cherished as the Greek mythology. The endless tales of anthropomorphic gods have long been parts of the ancient Greek heritage to the world....
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News: Costs protection in defamation and privacy claims: Government consultation
The Government has announced a consultation on proposals to extend “qualified one way costs shifting” (QOCS) to defamation and privacy claims, This follows the Government’s acceptance of a...
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Hackgate: 10 To Watch From The Home Affairs Select Committee
The Home Affairs Select Committee (“HASC”) is not giving up its pressure on SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency, now – like Dr Who – regenerated as the National Crime Agency (NCA). HASC’s probing on...
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Select Committee criticises ICO’s approach to Millipede: prospects for...
In my previous blog on Operation Millipede, I said that October 8th would be an interesting day; and so it turned out. The Home Affairs Select Committee is not convinced that the Information...
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‘Individual privacy vs collective security’? NO! – Paul Bernal
As reported in the BBC, “Parliament’s intelligence watchdog is to hear evidence from the public as part of a widening of its inquiry into UK spy agencies’ intercept activities.” Whilst in many ways...
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Double standards? Why unsupported claims of ‘threats to national security’...
MPs recently announced plans to formally inquire into the Guardian’s coverage of the Edward Snowden leaks, prompted by a letter from former Defence Secretary Liam Fox. The letter accuses the Guardian...
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Power and publication: an interview with Onora O’Neill
This interview originally appeared in the Kings Review and is published with permission and thanks. King’s Review recently talked to Baroness Onora O’Neill, chair of the Equality and Human Rights...
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