Labour and Liberal Democrats confirm they would enforce Section 40 media legal costs penalties if elected
Labour and the Liberal Democrats would both push ahead with full implementation of Section 40 legal costs penalties for publishers,…
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Survey finds that UK written press is (by some way) the least trusted in Europe
UK newspapers appear to be the least trusted in Europe, according to research by the European Broadcasting Union. It carried…
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Media freedom campaigners welcome Tory plan to repeal Section 40 but Hacked Off condemns ‘betrayal’ of press victims
Tory plans to repeal Section 40 and scrap Leveson part two have been welcomed by press freedom campaigners but condemned…
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Conservative Manifesto: Section 40 scrapped and action promised on central concern of Press Gazette Duopoly campaign
The Conservatives have pledged to repeal Section 40 and take steps to ensure news publishers are “appropriately rewarded” for content…
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Sir Harold Evans: FT, Guardian and others should sign up to Impress – objections to arbitration are ‘spurious’
Former Sunday Times editor Sir Harold Evans has outlined in more detail why he supports Royal Charter-backed press regulator Impress.…
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NUJ backs plan from MPs to force news industry to adopt Leveson press regulation
The National Union of Journalists has welcomed proposals from MPs to force news publishers to offer low-cost arbitration to libel…
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MPs say press should have one year to comply with Leveson or face punitive Section 40 costs law
MPs have said UK newspapers should be given a year to make their regulator IPSO fully compliant with the Leveson…
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Decision on Section 40 set to be delayed until conclusion of hacking victims’ judicial review challenge
A decision on whether to enact Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act is set to be delayed until…
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