Twitter revelations spark calls for privacy law – The Guardian
“Goldsmith and Hunt speak out after identities of celebrities alleged to have taken out injunctions are revealed on Twitter.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: public interest
How combative tabloid morality has fuelled the privacy debate – The Guardian
“Britain’s unique brand of ‘kiss and tell’ journalism has led to pressure for legislation, but ministers recognise the difficulties.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Telegraph censured by PCC over Vince Cable tapes – The Guardian
“The Daily Telegraph is criticised by the Press Complaints Commission today for secretly recording conversations between Liberal Democrat ministers and having reporters pose as constituents.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chef wins gagging order to suppress tribunal details – Daily Telegraph
“An internationally renowned chef has won a gagging order preventing publication of a legal wrangle with two former employees.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Privacy law: what’s the way ahead? – The Guardian
“David Cameron says he is ‘uneasy’ about the development of a privacy law by judges based on the European Convention. How can we balance the right to publication with the right to privacy?”
The Guardian, 26th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prosecution of Philip Woolas not in public interest – Crown Prosecution Service
“Former MP Philip Woolas will not be prosecuted in relation to statements he made about an opponent during the 2010 General Election in Oldham East and Saddleworth.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st March 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Public interest defence against libel proposed, but campaigners call for more radical action – OUT-LAW.com
“Journalists will be able to rely on the defence that they published responsibly and in the public interest in defamation cases, according to reforms proposed by the Government. A defence of ‘honest opinion’ will replace that of ‘fair comment’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Libel reform: government’s proposals – The Guardian
Read the draft defamation bill and consultation in full
The Guardian, 15th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libel law reform announced – Ministry of Justice
“New measures to support free speech, enable people to protect their reputation and help stop the use of unreasonable threats of being sued for libel were announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Court allows journalists into care hearing – The Guardian
“The Guardian and other news organisations have won a court ruling that could open up the care system for people with learning difficulties to public scrutiny.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bar Council on Jackson Reforms: Cost Reduction Welcome but Must Be Targeted to Safeguard Access to Justice – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will today respond to the Government’s proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation. It will say that cost reduction is in the public interest but will warn that whilst cost reduction is welcome significant threats to access to justice must be addressed and that one size cannot fit all in litigation.”
The Bar Council, 14th February 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
We defend the public interest in our response to MOJ proposals for Legal Aid Reform – Bar Standards Board
“Our response to the MOJ’s proposals for Legal Aid Reform states that the cuts to Legal Aid will have no discernible positive regulatory impact and do little to protect and promote the public interest.”
Bar Standards Board, 14th February 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 42; [2011] WLR (D) 27
“Where a claimant applied for an injunction restraining publication of private information and sought reporting restrictions, in balancing the rights of the individual to confidentiality against the public interest in freedom of expression, generally the court would either direct that the claimant’s name be anonymised but disclosure of the nature of the information was permitted, or direct that the claimant could be named but the nature of the information was not to be identified.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
DPP’s power to block war crimes arrests is in the public interest – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions has disclosed how he proposes to use unique new powers enabling him to block the arrest of visiting foreigners accused of war crimes abroad.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-Guantánamo inmates take on MI5 and MI6 over courtoom secrecy – The Guardian
“An attempt by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy has led to a legal battle at the supreme court, with lawyers representing former Guantánamo inmates and the media denouncing the proposal as ‘unconstitutional and excessive’.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why lawyers who fall foul of the legal watchdog should be named – The Guardian
“Complaints are the legal profession’s achilles heel. It was the Law Society’s failure to deal properly with complaints against solicitors in the late 1990s that helped trigger the reform process that led to the Legal Services Act 2007 – and a key element of the act is the new, independent Legal Ombudsman (LEO) service.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – WLR Daily
“The principles of cause of action estoppel applied to successive complaints before a professional disciplinary body. Whether, and in what circumstances, a public interest exception should be recognised to the strict application of those principles in the disciplinary context was a matter for Parliament not the courts.”
WLR Daily, 19th January 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Government creates data publishing body
“A single body will be put in charge of how data generated by publicly owned bodies is used, the Government has said. It has outlined plans for a Public Data Corporation (PDC) to manage data and license it to others.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Paponette and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2010] UKPC 32; [2010] WLR (D) 323
“A court could not infer from the bare fact that a public body had acted in breach of a legitimate expectation that it must have done so to further some overriding public interest.”
WLR Daily, 13th December 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Should justice be televised? – Legal Week
“The head of Sky News has argued in a new Guardian article that justice must be televised as allowing TV cameras in court would help restore public faith in criminal proceedings.”
Legal Week, 6th December 2010
Source: www.legalweek.com
