Guardian and Mirror take down Dan Wootton story after legal warning
Publishers threatened with exemplary damages and punitive costs.
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Russell Brand investigation: Why Met Police issued statement to media despite privacy rules
Met Police statement clearly refers to Russell Brand but does not name him.
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Journalists fear ‘secret justice’ over proposed one-reporter limit in sex trials
Concerns raised over potential “secret justice for rapists”.
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UK’s top editors call for standalone anti-SLAPP bill
Signatories to the letter include the editors of The Sun, The Guardian, the FT and Private Eye.
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Government-led task force launched to protect journalism from SLAPPs
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer writes for Press Gazette about a new task force to tackle the rise of SLAPPs.
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High Court to review bulk collection of journalists’ data by UK law enforcement
The High Court will re-examine journalistic safeguards in one part of the Investigatory Powers Act.
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IPSO: Telegraph and Sunday Mirror okay to report Tory MP treated housekeeper like ‘slave’
Rebecca Silk and husband Jonathan Djanogly MP claimed the coverage had been inaccurate and intrusive.
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Sun BBC presenter sex scandal scoop prompts Twitter libel actions
Allegations over an unnamed BBC presenter prompt legal concerns for innocent stars.
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