‘Reporting Financial Remedy Cases’: Adam Wolanski QC writes guest blog for FamilyArbitrator
FamilyArbitrator has published a guest blog by Adam Wolanski QC titled ‘Reporting Financial Remedy Cases: What Next for the Desert Island?‘ Read the blog on the FamilyArbitrator website here.
5RB plays major role in Al Maktoum v Al Hussein
The Court of Appeal (Underhill, Bean and King LJJ) has decided that Sir Andrew McFarlane, the President of the Family Division, overseeing continuing wardship proceedings in relation to two children of the ruler of the… Read More »
Transgender man who gave birth loses anonymity
A transgender man who gave birth to a child and sought to be registered as the child’s father has lost his right to anonymity in judicial review proceedings, following an application by the media. The… Read More »
Supreme Court refuses permission in anonymity case
The Supreme Court has today refused Russian oligarch Arcady Rotenberg permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of his claim against Times Newspapers. The case, known until today as R v R, arose… Read More »
Supreme Court dismisses anonymity Appeal
The Supreme Court today dismissed the Claimant’s appeal in the long running privacy case PNM v Times Newspapers and Newsquest. PNM, who can now be named as Oxford businessman Tariq Khuja, obtained a postponement order… Read More »
Perjury defendant loses anonymity
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in R v Jemma Beale, an appeal against an order prohibiting the identification of a defendant in a trial for perjury and perverting the course of justice…. Read More »
Segregated Muslim School Named after Press Challenge
Al Hijrah school in Birmingham brought judicial review proceedings seeking to quash a decision by Ofsted to publish an inspection report into the school. The report concluded, amongst other things, that the policy of segregation… Read More »
Court of Appeal rejects anonymity challenge
On Friday 9 June 2017, the Court of Appeal gave a ruling in the course of an appeal against sentence on the identification of Stan Markham and Kim Edwards. Markham and Edwards were guilty of… Read More »
UPDATED – Conference5RB 2016 Programme
Conference5RB 2016 will take place on Thursday, 29 September 2016 at IET Savoy Place, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL. Conference5RB will be accredited with 6.5 hours CPD, and will provide an update on a wide variety… Read More »
Murderer named on media application
On Friday 22 April 2016 James Fairweather was convicted of murder by a jury in the Crown Court at Guildford. Fairweather had previously admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in relation to two… Read More »
Teenagers guilty of Angela Wrightson murder cannot be named
Two girls aged 14 and 15 convicted of the murder of Angela Wrightson cannot be named after Mr Justice Globe continued the reporting restriction under section 39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933. At the same… Read More »
Mail on Sunday in Bannatyne win
The Mail on Sunday has won its claim against Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne for disclosure of information revealing he had lied during his divorce case. Mr Banntyne sought an order preventing the newspaper from… Read More »
15 year old convicted of terror offence cannot be named
On 2 October 2015, Mr Justice Saunders refused to lift a reporting restriction prohibiting the reporting of the identity of a defendant, who had pleaded guilty in relation to plotting a terror attack in Australia… Read More »
Supreme Court lifts OPO injunction
The Supreme Court this morning handed down judgment in OPO v MLA, finding unanimously that the Claimant had no cause of action under the Wilkinson v Downton tort. The anonymity restrictions on the author and… 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 »
“Core” of major terrorism trial to be held in private
The Court of Appeal has given its decision, with fully reasoned Judgments to follow, on the recent appeal by Guardian News and Media Ltd against a decision by Nicol J that the pending terrorism trial… Read More »
Law Commission recommends online reporting restriction database
The Law Commission has published its second report on the topic of contempt. The first report dealt with jurors and modern media. This report addresses the issue of reporting restrictions under section 4(2) Contempt of… Read More »
Supreme Court rules on production order evidence
The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in R (on the application of British Sky Broadcasting Limited) v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2014] UKSC 17. The case related to a production order obtained… Read More »
Guardian overturns disclosure ruling
The Guardian today won its long running claim to obtain access to US Government documents referred to in an English extradition claim. In a judgment which has potentially wide reaching implications, the Court of Appeal… Read More »