Iraq inquiry will tell ‘whole story’ insists Heywood – BBC News
‘The Iraq Inquiry report will “not be a cover-up in any shape or form”, the UK’s top civil servant has insisted.’
BBC News, 9th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: publishing
Publisher not forced to delete archived article on man’s spent conviction – OUT-LAW.com
‘Newspaper publisher Newsquest does not have to remove an old article from its online archive which reports on the conviction of a man for fraud, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Information held in electronic databases not property which can be possessed, rules UK court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Information stored electronically does not constitute property which someone can exercise possession of, judges in the UK have ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Your Response Ltd v Datateam Business Media Ltd – WLR Daily
Your Response Ltd v Datateam Business Media Ltd: [2014] EWCA Civ 281; [2014] WLR (D) 131
‘The exercise of a common law lien was not available over an electronic database as the electronic database was not property susceptible of possession which was capable of being subject to larceny or conversion or being taken in execution.’
WLR Daily, 14th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Publication of reports to prevent future deaths – CrimeLine
‘Reports made by coroners to help prevent future deaths will be routinely published online for the first time today (Tuesday 14th January). Following an inquest a coroner may make a report to a person, organisation, local authority or government department or agency with a view to preventing future deaths (a PFD report). From today the Chief Coroner’s office will publish PFD (preventing future deaths) reports made by coroners on the judiciary website and for the first time the public will have access to these reports online in a readable and searchable format.’
CrimeLine, 14th January 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
Social media users warned over court case comments – BBC News
‘The attorney general is to publish guidance on Twitter to help prevent social media users from committing contempt of court when commenting on legal cases.’
BBC News, 4th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defamation law reforms to take effect from the start of 2014 – OUT-LAW.com
“Changes to UK defamation laws will come into force on 1 January 2014, the Justice Minister has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Plan to publish historical police records announced – Home Office
“Proposals for making historical police records public were announced today by the Home Office following a recommendation by the Hillsborough Independent Panel.”
Home Office, 31st October 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Polyelectrolyte Producers Group GEIE (PPG) and another v European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Kingdom of Netherlands and another, intervening – WLR Daily
“Where the period of time allowed for commencing proceedings against a measure adopted by an European Union institution ran from the publication of that measure, the provisions of rule 102(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court whereby that period was to be calculated from the end of the 14th day after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, applied to any published measure irrespective of the means of publication.”
WLR Daily, 26th September 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Teach children about risks of Twitter at school, Attorney General says – Daily Telegraph
“Pupils should be taught about the risks of using Twitter in lessons at school, Dominic Grieve the Attorney General has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Twitter users and the law – timeline – The Guardian
“Libel, racism, threats, harassment and the naming of people in defiance of court orders.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Companies will not be forced to publish results of equal pay audits, says Government – OUT-LAW.com
“Companies that are required to undertake equal pay audits would not be required to make the results of those audits public, the Government has proposed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court: Sally Bercow’s Lord McAlpine tweet was libel – BBC News
“A tweet published by Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 24th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judiciary urges caution on contempt – Law Society’s Gazette
“Proceedings against publishers and jury members should be the very ‘last measure’ taken where contempt of court is alleged, the judiciary has said in its response to a law commission consultation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
That’s Life magazine censured for paying murderer’s sister for her story – The Guardian
“Women’s weekly That’s Life has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission for paying the sister of a murderer for her story.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Press regulation: publishers may have grounds for legal challenge – The Guardian
“Newspapers likely to take action over regulations that will require huge payouts when stories are wrong.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloggers may face libel fines under press regulation deal – The Guardian
“Bloggers could face high fines for libel under the new Leveson deal with exemplary damages imposed if they don’t sign up to the new regulator, it was claimed on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
HarperCollins sued by former death row prisoner over ditched book – The Guardian
“Nick Yarris, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for murder, sues publisher over abandoned life story.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tamiz v Google Inc and another – WLR Daily
Tamiz v Google Inc and another [2013] EWCA Civ 68; [2013] WLR (D) 65
“An internet service provider which supplied a platform for blogs and various tools to assist the blogger, and which was able to remove or block access to blogs when alerted to the fact that they breached its own terms and conditions, could be potentially liable for defamatory comments posted on a blog once it had received notification and had had sufficient time to act. A defence might be available under section 1 of the Defamation Act 1996, but if the potential liability would be so trivial because of the short period of time between notification of the complaint and removal of the offending material, the maintenance of the proceedings could not be justified.”
WLR Daily, 14th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Can Google be sued for the content of blogs on its platform? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that in principle, an internet service provider that allowed defamatory material to remain on a blog hosted on its platform after it had been notified of a complaint might be a ‘publisher’ of this material, although in this case the probable damage to the complainant’s reputation over a short period was so trivial that libel proceedings could not be justified.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th February 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
