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You can't say that... or can you? The sweeping changes to the UK's libel laws
A Joint Committee of MPs and peers from the House of Commons and House of Lords has issued a report on the Draft Defamation Bill, approving many of the Government's proposals but also recommending further changes that should be made to libel laws. This briefing summarises the core principles.
Law Firm: DLA Piper | Published: 08 November 2011 | Practice Area: Libel
Defamation and privacy – hysteria misses the real issues
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain’s article looks at the media outrage over superinjunctions and how it obscures justified concerns about rise of judicially-enforced privacy.
Law Firm: Reynolds Porter Chamberlain | Published: 20 May 2011 | Practice Area: Defamation
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The law of privacy – after Mosley vs UK, is the tide turning?
There has been a growing trend for celebrities to make use of the developing branch of privacy law to obtain injunctions that suppress details of their activities they do not wish to be widely known. Wragge & Co looks at privacy law in the UK.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 11 May 2011 | Practice Area: Human rights
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European privacy law case judgment – Max Mosley vs the United Kingdom
Ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley has been unsuccessful in the European Court of Human Rights where he was challenging UK privacy laws that currently allow newspapers to expose people’s private lives without giving the targets advanced warning. This briefing is the ECHR’s judgment.
Law Firm: European Court of Human Rights | Published: 10 May 2011 | Practice Area: Human rights
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Securities and Futures Act: Airocean's reckless non-disclosure case
Airocean’s executive director and chief operating officer and two independent directors were convicted with having consented to the Singaporean investment holding company’s failure to disclose to the SGX information that was likely to affect share prices. Colin Ng & Partners reports
Law Firm: Colin Ng & Partners | Published: 03 May 2011 | Practice Area: Corporate Financing
Protecting corporate reputations set to get more difficult – the Defamation Bill
The Government's new draft Defamation Bill is set to make it harder for corporations and wealthy individuals to protect their reputations in court by suing for defamation unless 'substantial harm' has been done. Shoosmiths provides a detailed overview of the new provisions.
Law Firm: Shoosmiths | Published: 23 March 2011 | Practice Area: Defamation
Proposals for libel reform - the draft Defamation Bill
This paper sets out for consultation a draft Defamation Bill containing proposals for legislation, together with a number of other issues on which views are sought for possible inclusion in the Bill.
Law Firm: Ministry of Justice | Published: 16 March 2011 | Practice Area: Libel
Walking the tightrope - what you can and can't say in the planning process
Recent reforms in the planning system have led to an increased emphasis on notification and public consultation. With developers under wider obligations to publish details of their proposals and to hold public events, it is becoming more important to know what you can and can't say and to whom.
Law Firm: McGrigors | Published: 18 February 2011 | Practice Area: Planning and Development
A very public debate
With the definition of ‘public interest’ under the spotlight, recent litigation between the House of Commons, Information Commissioner and journalists should fire a warning shot across the bows at public bodies grappling with issues of privacy and public disclosure. The litigation between the House...view abstract
Law Firm: Bates Wells & Braithwaite | Published: 07 August 2008 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
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