2/24/2025 11:48:20 AM Tommy Robinson's committal for contempt - the robustness of injunctive reliefs in successful libel claims By Elizabeth Morley Krisha Jethani The High Court in HM Solicitor General v Stephen Yaxley-Lennon,1 ordered the committal to prison of the defendant, who goes by the name...
12/4/2023 5:39:12 PM The Economic Crime and Transparency Act hits new ground with anti-SLAPPs provisions By Elizabeth Morley At the end of October, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the 'Act') received Royal Assent. As reported here, this Act...
9/29/2023 2:44:10 PM The Online Safety Bill receives approval from the House of Lords By Elizabeth Morley It may have taken longer than many anticipated, but the Online Safety Bill has now passed its final parliamentary debate in the House of...
7/14/2023 8:17:45 AM The ICO publishes third draft of the Code of Practice on data protection in journalism By Joel Leigh Following consultations with media organisations, industry representatives, and other parties, the Independent Commissioner's Office...
7/12/2023 4:31:15 PM Twitter v Meta: The 'Thread' of Litigation By Joel Leigh Background On the 1st of July, Twitter owner Elon Musk introduced the concept of 'rate limits', restricting the number of tweets that...
6/15/2023 5:49:47 PM SLAPPs crackdown - judges to be given greater powers to deal with abusive litigation practices By Gabi Luknar Judges are to be given greater powers to dismiss lawsuits known as SLAPPs, through government amendments to the Economic Crime and...
3/27/2023 3:53:33 PM Daily Mail owner applies to strike out "hacking" claims brought by Prince Harry and Sir Elton John By Elizabeth Morley Today marks the first day of a four-day hearing in which Mr Justice Nicklin will decide if claims by Prince Harry, Sir Elton John,...
3/23/2023 6:19:16 PM High Court awards £97,000 in damages in landmark decision on “image-based abuse” By Elizabeth Morley FGX -v- Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB) A High Court judge has ordered a man to pay damages of £97,041.61 after he secretly filmed his partner...
2/15/2023 12:41:24 PM SRA review shows law firms need to do more on SLAPPs By Gabi Luknar After visiting 25 law firms, including those who work on both the claimant and defendant side, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)...
1/12/2023 12:25:14 PM SRA issues warning on the use of SLAPPs By Howard Kennedy The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has recently issued a warning notice against the use of a type of abusive litigation known as...
1/4/2023 11:35:46 AM A Year in the Spotlight: A look back at media law in 2022 By Layla Dribble The year that saw the world's richest man buy Twitter also saw a flurry of defamation claims born of social media. Perhaps the most high...
10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM Vardy v Rooney shines a light on the costs implications of destroying evidence By Layla Dribble Following Rebekah Vardy's defamation claim against Coleen Rooney being dismissed by the High Court in June, the case hit the headlines...