Section 40 bid to ‘blackmail’ press into ‘state-sponsored’ press regulation is ‘insane’ says Sun editor
Controversial plans which could see newspapers landed with opponents’ legal costs even if they win in court are an attempt…
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Sunday Times says it never would have published Lance Armstrong investigation under Section 40 as media ramps up campaign
The Sunday Times has warned that its historic exposure of drugs cheat cyclist Lance Armstrong would never have happened had…
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Evening Standard and IPSO chairman oppose section 40 law – ‘we need an untamed, rumbustious press’
The Evening Standard and chairman of the UK’s largest press regulator have written of their opposition to the section 40…
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Newspaper readers and London Press Club members urged to join campaign against libel cost changes
Regional publishing bosses have called on readers to join the campaign against commencing a law which would force news publishers…
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Mail staff urged to counter Hacked Off lobbying by contributing to Section 40 libel costs consultation
Journalists on the Mail titles have been urged to “help defend” against the “threat to freedom of expression” posed by…
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Society of Editors launches campaign to fight Section 40, claiming law would ‘take us back to Dark Ages’
The Society of Editors has launched a campaign to stop the Section 40 cost penalty law from coming into force. The…
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Government allows digital giants to publish with impunity while proposing to regulate newspapers out of existence
Four years after publication of the Leveson report Press Gazette readers could be forgiven for turning away from yet another…
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Express & Star editor calls Section 40 a ‘dangerous lunacy’ and warns of ‘worrying future’ for local press
The editor of Britain’s best-selling regional daily has warned that local newspapers face a “worrying future” if a law forcing…
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