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18.09.19
Ben Stokes, The Sun and Gareth Thomas: muckraking journalism with no regard for private lives
The ‘silly season’ is supposed to be over and the most important constitutional case for many years is currently before the Supreme Court, but these matters did not stop The Sun from publishing on 17 September 2019 a grossly sensationalist and intrusive article about Ben Stokes, the England cricketer, and his family, on its front…
Read more12.03.18
Leveson 2 and section 40 scrapped: government succumb to the power of the press
Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry (colloquially referred to as ‘Leveson 2’) which had been intended to address ‘the extent of unlawful or improper conduct within News International and other media organisations’ has been formally canned by the Government. Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which, had it ever come into force,…
Read more3.11.16
Leveson 2 and Section 40 libel costs
The Leveson Inquiry examined the practices of the British press. It was intended that Part 1 of the Inquiry would address ‘the culture, practices, and ethics of the press’ and Part 2 would address ‘the extent of unlawful or improper conduct within News International and other media organisations’. In November 2012, the Inquiry reported its Part…
Read more27.11.11
Blogger summoned to Leveson Inquiry
Political blogger Paul “Guido Fawkes” staines has been summoned to appear at the Leveson Inquiry after Alistair Campbell’s evidence was published online. A statement issued by the Leveson Inquiry read: “Lord Justice Leveson was extremely concerned to hear that, on November 27 2011, a copy of the evidence that Mr Alastair Campbell intended to provide…
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