Law and Media Round Up – 14 May 2012
Originally posted on 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...
View ArticleOFT closes investigation into whether companies using threats of defamation...
The Office of Fair Trading has closed an investigation into “whether a group of companies, and solicitors acting on their behalf, were using threats of defamation action to quell legitimate criticism...
View ArticleA dearth of data about defamation cases in England & Wales
On Tuesday evening (18 Sept), the Law Society held a public debate on the Defamation Bill, asking the panel – including two QCs, a libel reform campaigner and an in-house newspaper lawyer – what they...
View ArticleLaw and Media Round Up – 8 October 2012
Originally posted on Inforrm's Blog: We are now a week into the new legal term, and while it’s still party conference season for MPs, the Defamation Bill will receive its second reading in the House...
View ArticleLaw and Media Round Up – 4 March 2013
This week’s round up, at Inforrm’s Blog. Contempt, defamation, court documents, data protection and more…
View ArticleLaw and Media Round Up – 15 April 2013
The Defamation Bill is now coming to the end of its passage through Parliament. On 16 April 2013 it will be back before the Commons on “ping pong”, the stage at which the Commons considers new...
View ArticleLaw and Media Round Up – 29 April 2013
The biggest news of the week is that the Defamation Bill received Royal Assent and is now the Defamation Act 2013, three years after the publication of Lord Lester’s original Defamation Bill. Inforrm...
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