Radio 2 is Station of the Year
The BBC had a successful evening at last night’s Sony Radio Awards. Radio 2 confirmed its position as the most popular station by winning the station of the year prize. Jeremy Vine, who took over the station’s lunchtime programme from… Read More »
Jessie Wallace fails in injunction bid
Eastenders’ star Jessie Wallace has failed in an attempt to prevent allegations about her private life becoming public. On Saturday 7 May, Ms Wallace sought an injunction to prevent the News of the World… Read More »
Ofcom rejects Jerry Springer complaint
The media regulator Ofcom has cleared the BBC of breaching any television guidelines in its broadcasting of ‘Jerry Springer: The Opera’. The broadcast in January was the centre of a fierce public debate, with the BBC drawing severe… Read More »
Lords to hear Jameel Appeal
The House of Lords (Lords Bingham, Steyn & Rodger) has given permission to appeal to the Wall Street Journal Europe in the case of Jameel & Anor v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl. Permission has… Read More »
Beckham ‘kidnap’ libel claim fails
A Romanian alleged to have been a member of a gang plotting to kidnap Victoria Beckham has lost his claim for libel. Mr Justice Eady today ruled that the allegations, published in the News… Read More »
New Copyright Regulations
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 is extended to foreign authors and corporations and works published abroad by Order in Council made under s. 159. From 1st May 2005, the previous Order (Copyright (Application to… Read More »
Beckhams’ nanny gives undertakings
Mr Justice Eady today accepted undertakings from Abbie Gibson, the Beckhams’ former nanny, that she would not use or disclose further confidential information about the couple after they feared more tabloid exposés. Separately Ms Gibson also undertook… Read More »
Beckhams fail in Injunction Bid
David and Victoria Beckham failed in a 11th hour bid for an injunction last night to prevent their former nanny from revealing details of their private life in the News of the World. The couple… Read More »
Indemnity costs in police libel case
Mr Justice Eady today awarded indemnity costs to Associated Newspapers for their successful defence of the libel claim brought by Christopher Miller, the police officer who supervised the investigation into false claims that Neil and Christine Hamilton… Read More »
Galloway case off to Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has today granted permission to Appeal to the Telegraph to challenge the High Court judgment which awarded £150,000 in libel damages to MP, George Galloway. Lord Justice Tuckey, who gave the judgment of… Read More »
Ofcom upholds privacy complaint
In a surprising decision by broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, the BBC has been found to have breached the privacy of a teacher by revealing in a programme that he was the unwitting object of a teenage crush. The Real… Read More »
Court dismisses police claim for libel
Mr Justice Eady today dismissed the libel claim by a police officer that he bore no responsibility for the conduct of the police investigation into the now infamous claims made by Nadine Milroy Sloan that she… Read More »
Smith & Collins Stewart win libel action
The libel action brought by the stockbrokers Collins Stewart and its Chief Executive, Terry Smith, against Dale Langley and the solicitors’ firm of Dale Langley & Co has concluded with the making of a statement in open court. … Read More »
5RB Speaker Updates Disclosure Conference
5RB’s Jonathan Barnes will be presenting “Disclosure Tools: Data Protection Act 1998; Freedom of Information Act 2000” at the 2005 CLT Disclosure, Evidence and Privilege Conference to be held in London on 29 April, 2005… Read More »
Ramsden fined for doping rule breaches
Following an Enquiry by the Disciplinary Panel of the Jockey Club, the leading trainer Lynda Ramsden was found in breach of Rules 53 and 221B(i) of the Rules of Racing and fined £950. The… Read More »
5RB in media regulation debate
The second annual Collyer-Bristow Debate, held in association with 5RB, took place last night in the Great Hall, Gray’s Inn in front of 150 invited guests from the press and publishing worlds, the legal profession and academia…. Read More »
New Practice for Family Division Injunctions
The President of the Family Division has today issued new guidance to those seeking to obtain reporting restrictions orders against the media. The apparent ease with which reporting restriction orders were made in the Family… Read More »
First defamation costs capping order
Associated Newspapers has succeeded in their application for a costs-capping Order in an action brought by a claimant acting with a conditional fee agreement (CFA). Alberta Matadeen, the Claimant in the libel action does not have ‘after-the-event’ insurance… Read More »
Jockey banned for drugs protocol breach
The Jockey Club Disciplinary Panel last night found jockey Brett Doyle in breach of Rule 66(vi) of the Rules of Racing for failing to provide a urine sample when selected. The Disciplinary Panel… Read More »
BBC faces JR for Jerry Springer
The BBC is facing a legal challenge to its decision to broadcast Jerry Springer – The Opera in January this year. The Christian Institute, based in Newcastle, is seeking judicial review contending that the programme breached… Read More »