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A Response to the Leveson Consultation, Part 6: The Public Benefits of...
This is the sixth part of a response to the government consultation which concluded today. It deals with the benefits of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 for the public and the press....
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The Section 40 debate shows just how much our press needs a proper regulator...
In recent weeks, the press has bombarded its readers with warnings that the Government is threatening to impose financial penalties on publishers if they do not sign-up to the regulator, IMPRESS. This...
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Don’t believe what you read: section 40 will protect the local press, not...
Anyone interested in journalism who has been reading the UK’s national press over the past week or two could be forgiven for thinking press freedom is in serious jeopardy. It’s one of those rare...
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Arbitration for the press is necessary, but it must cover all media –...
The war between the government and the press over section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, or rather between the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) and Impress, is artificial and...
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Judicial Consultation: Media and Communications List
Following his recent appointment as judge in charge of the new Queen’s Bench “Media and Communications List”, Mr Justice Warby is consulting practitioners and other court users in the media and...
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Should Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 be in force by now? –...
On 23 June 2017 the Department of Culture Media and Sport replied to a Freedom of Information request, posted on WhatDoTheyKnow, concerning the government’s Consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its...
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Pulling at the Curtain, Social Media and Jury Trials – Paul Wragg
Jeremy Wright QC MP, the Attorney General, has issued a call for evidence on the impact of social media on criminal trials. “Our Contempt of Court laws are designed to prevent trial by media, however,...
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Consultation on Open Justice: Proposed Changes to CPR Part 39
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on proposed changes to CPR Part 39 “Miscellaneous Provisions relating to Hearings”. The consultation opened on 12 July 2018 and closes on 23 August 2018....
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Consultations on Online Harms and Corporate Transparency: Reminder to Readers
There are, at present, two open Government consultations of particular interest to readers of Inforrm. These deal with “Online Harms” and with “Corporate Transparency”. Responses must be lodged...
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ICO Launches Second Consultation on the draft Data protection and journalism...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a second consultation on a Draft Data Protection and Journalism Code of practice [pdf]. This is a statutory code under section 124 of the Data...
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