UK Government shelves taking action against SLAPP anti-media lawsuits
Response to Future of News inquiry “fails to reflect severity of situation”.
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MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police
Documents showed two journalists were spied on “solely to identify our journalistic sources”.
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Noel Clarke loses bid to get Guardian libel defence thrown out
Guardian lawyers described an accusation of evidence fabrication by Clarke’s team as “hopeless”.
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Mail Online sued by agency for payment over Mahsa Amini image
Agency says Mail Online position undermines the economics of newsgathering.
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Law firm OK to represent Russian warlord against UK editor, legal watchdog rules
Bellingcat editor Eliot Higgins lost £70,000 defending against the spurious claim.
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Planned costs of Harry and Mail publisher legal battle ‘excessive’, judges rule
Trial is due to start in January 2026 and last for 45 days.
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Sara Sharif murder case judges to be named after ‘unfair’ treatment of journalists
Court of Appeal says previous judge “got carried away” with “inappropriate and unfair” remarks about the media.
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‘Consent or pay’ model is OK for UK news publishers, ICO confirms
Information Commissioner’s Office also set to begin looking at cookie tracking on the 1,000 most popular websites.
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