Journalist loses Court of Appeal fight to find out why court nearly took child away from mother
Update 25 March: Freelance journalist Melanie Newman has lost her unprecedented Court of Appeal bid to see a file of…
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Right-wing activist James Goddard handed restraining order over threats to Independent journalist
A right-wing activist has been given a restraining order for abusing a journalist at court, leaving her “looking over her…
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Woman jailed for three years after attacking journalist outside court
A woman who ambushed a journalist outside court to try and stop her reporting her latest crime has been jailed…
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Judge bars journalists from child care trial after father said press would make him ‘anxious’
A High Court judge overseeing a separated couple’s dispute about the care of a child has barred journalists from attending…
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Agency reporter overturns reporting restrictions covering teen knife attacker who posted on Facebook
A news agency reporter successfully challenged reporting restrictions banning the identification of a 17-year-old who slashed a man’s neck after…
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A court reporter was thanked by a Crown Court judge yesterday for submitting evidence to a jury during the trial…
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Journalists praise courts for remote open justice during coronavirus crisis
Journalists could dial into Old Bailey hearings for the first time ever today as courts have been praised for adapting…
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Appeal judges back anonymity for doctors in cases of life-support babies to avoid ‘media storm’
Senior judges have suggested that journalists reporting life-support treatment cases involving children do not “need” to name doctors involved. Three…
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