Cases

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Chemodurov v Russia

Article 10 - Freedom of expression - Defamation - Political criticism - Value judgments - Whether 'necessary in a democratic society'

Application No. 72683/01 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Rozakis (President), Loucaides, Vajic, Kovler, Steiner, Hajiyev & Spielmann

Charman v Orion Publishing Group & others (No.3) (CA)

Defamation - Libel - Qualified Privilege - Responsible journalism and authorship- Fair and accurate court reports - Reportage- Whether book protected by qualified privilege at common law

[2007] EWCA Civ 972; [2008] 1 AllER 750 - Court of Appeal

Judge Ward, Sedley, and Hooper LLJ

Chelsea FC v Mutu (CAS)

Sports law - Football - Breach of contract - Compensation - Appropriate regulations - Standing - Article 42, 2001 FIFA Regulations - Jurisdiction to determine compensation

CAS 2006/A/1192 - Court of Arbitration for Sport

Judge Argand (President), Leaver and Barak (arbitrators)

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd

Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Qualified Privilege - Preliminary Issue

[2007] EWHC 926 (QB); [2008] 1 WLR 126; [2007] 4 All ER 486; The Times, 10 May 2007 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Gray J

Copland v UK

Right to respect for private life and correspondence - Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights - Scope of "private life" and "correspondence" - Whether interference "in accordance with the law" - Monitoring of telephone calls, email and internet usage at work - No policy in place - No statutory provision for such monitoring

Application No. 62617/00 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Casadevall (President), Bratza, Bonello, Maruste, Pavlovschi, Garlicki and Borrego Borrego JJ

Campaign Against Arms Trade v BAE Systems Plc

Disclosure - Non-party disclosure - Norwich Pharmacal order - 'Mere recipient' - Leaked information - Identification of source

[2007] EWHC 330 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge King J

Connolly v DPP

Criminal law - s.1 Malicious Communications Act 1988 - Sending indecent or grossly offensive articles with purpose of causing distress or anxiety - Freedom of expression - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion - Articles 9 and 10, European Convention on Human Rights - Political or educational intent - Whether images of aborted foetuses 'indecent or grossly offensive'

[2007] EWHC 237 (Admin); [2008] 1 WLR 276; [2007] 2 AllER 1012; [2007] 2 CrAppR 5; [2007] HRLR 17; (2007) CrimLR 729; The Times, 28 Feb 2007 - Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)

Judge Dyson LJ and Stanley Burnton J