Prince Charles letters to be released
The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in R (Evans) v HM Attorney General, deciding that 27 of Prince Charles’ letters to Government departments (the so-called “black spider letters”) should be released. The initial request… Read More »
Footballer refused privacy injunction
The Claimant (YXB) was a Premiership footballer. He had a sexual encounter with the Defendant (TNO), and they then exchanged sexually charged messages. He sent her sexually explicit photographs and video clips of his body…. Read More »
House of Lords on Press Regulation
On 23 March, the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications released its report: Press Regulation: where are we now? The Committee’s report discusses the history of press regulation, what has happened since the publication… Read More »
Under 18s reporting restriction changes
Among a series of provisions of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 which will come into force on April 13 2015 are provisions amending the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (CYPA 1933) and the… Read More »
‘Revenge porn’ offence commencement
A series of measures in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 will come into force on 13 April 2015. Of particular interest to media lawyers will be: – The coming into force of the… Read More »
Cruddas Appeal allowed in part
On 17 March 2015 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Cruddas v (1) Calvert (2) Blake (3) Times Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 171. Mr Cruddas had brought claims in libel and malicious… Read More »
5RB Talks 2015: Cardiff
The second of 5RB’s 2015 series of talks took place on 12 March in Cardiff. 5RB’s William Bennett, Christina Michalos and David Hirst spoke. William Bennett gave an overview of the Defamation Act 2013 and… Read More »
5RB at the Big Voice London Moots
5RB’s Godwin Busuttil and Felicity McMahon were amongst the judges for the second round of the Big Voice London Mooting Competition 2015. Teams consisted of one BPTC student and one sixth-form student, and each student… Read More »
Privacy injunction statistics published
The Ministry of Justice has released its quarterly civil justice statistics report, which amongst other matters records the number of privacy injunctions applied for, awarded or continued over the period. The bulletin records that one… Read More »
Supreme Court: police retention of data lawful
The Supreme Court has allowed the appeals of two individuals who claimed that the police retention of electronic data about them on a searchable database breached their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on… Read More »