Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan tweeted in support of press freedom on day he tried to gag media in sex assault case
Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan tweeted in support of press freedom on the day he tried to gag the media…
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Comment: Action needed to tackle ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists holding those in power to account
Caroline Kean, a defamation and litigation defence lawyer and partner at Wiggin LLP, writes about lawfare targeting journalists. She recently defended…
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SLAPP down: David Davis says Putin’s People libel case cost ex-FT journalist £1.5m
Former cabinet minister David Davis has warned that so-called SLAPP libel actions are having a seriously chilling effect on UK…
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ITN legal chief says broadcasters ‘ready to go’ with Crown Court filming which will be ‘good thing for justice’
Broadcasters are “ready to go” with filming Crown Court hearings but the introduction of wholly televised trials is “some way…
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Magistrates lift order giving alleged murder victim lifelong anonymity after press protests
Magistrates made an order giving lifelong anonymity to a teenage alleged murder victim, lifting it only after media organisations protested.…
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Reader offer: Discounted tickets to law conference on protecting the media
Press Gazette readers can claim a discount on tickets to this week’s law conference on protecting the media. Speakers at…
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Open justice principle applies to all courts and tribunals, Supreme Court rules
The open justice principle applies to all courts and tribunals exercising the judicial power of the state, the Supreme Court…
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Lachaux versus Independent: Supreme Court rules serious harm must be shown in defamation claims
The Supreme Court has ruled that under the Defamation Act 2013 claimants must show that actual, serious harm has been…
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