Category: Media law

What policies will be in king’s speech and what will be left out?

About 20 bills are expected to be included as Rishi Sunak tries to open key dividing lines with LabourA programme of proposed legislation designed to shore up Rishi Sunak’s re-election prospects will be laid out on Tuesday...

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Privacy trial judge asks why Piers Morgan has not given evidence

Judge in case brought by Prince Harry notes that some journalists happy to comment on sidelinesThe judge presiding over the privacy case brought by Prince Harry and others has questioned why journalists including Piers Morgan...

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Charles undermined late queen’s plan to sue News UK, Prince Harry tells court

Harry claims his father intervened because he wanted to ensure the Sun supported his and Camilla’s future reignQueen Elizabeth II personally threatened Rupert Murdoch’s media company with legal proceedings over phone...

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UK government ‘let lawyers bypass sanctions’ to help Putin ally sue journalist

Documents seen by Open Democracy show UK firm got approval to engage with Wagner group founder Yevgeny PrigozhinBritish lawyers were given government dispensation to bypass sanctions in order to help Yevgeny Prigozhin, the...

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UK minister rejects measure designed to tackle Slapp legal cases

Tom Tugendhat says economic crime bill is not right law to stop courts being used by super-rich to silence critics and journalistsThe government has refused to accept a proposed change in the law to stop super-rich oligarchs...

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Telegraph apologises for claim former Corbyn aide was ‘anti-Jewish racist’

Laura Murray receives £40,000 damages for untrue comments made in piece by former Labour MP Ian AustinThe Telegraph has apologised and paid £40,000 in damages for falsely describing a former aide to Jeremy Corbyn as...

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