‘Business as usual’ on Section 40 as Government yet to repeal it, says Press Recognition Panel chairman
The chairman of the Press Recognition Panel has said as far as he’s concerned it is “business as usual” on…
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Government wins fight to overturn Data Protection Bill cost provisions but battle not yet over
Provisions inserted into the Data Protection Bill, which would have left newspapers having to pay all the costs of legal…
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Max Mosley’s long fight with the British press: He has a lost a battle but he could still win the war
This week saw a significant setback for Max Mosley in his decade-long war with the UK tabloid press. The Daily…
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Government closes Leveson Inquiry and pledges to repeal Section 40 laws as it says focus now on ‘challenges’ facing news industry
The Government has formally closed the Leveson Inquiry and will not commence Section 40 cost provision laws that would have…
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Theresa May wants to create ‘fair playing field’ for local media in fight for digital ads
The Prime Minister has restated her commitment to overturn clauses which peers added to the Data Protection Bill to force…
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Defence Secretary: ‘All Section 40 is going to do is destroy the local press’
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said Section 40 would “destroy the local press” and that it was “vital we get…
By Press freedom groups urge PM to repeal Section 40 cost penalties legislation
Two press freedom groups have written to the Prime Minister calling for the urgent repeal of legislation that would make newspapers…
By Data Protection Bill amendments are ‘backdoor’ to ‘state-backed’ press regulation, warns NMA
The News Media Association (NMA) has warned that House of Lords changes to the Data Protection Bill are a “backdoor…
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