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20.07.23
What does the criminal law say about the receipt and solicitation of sexual images from young people?
In recent weeks, the media has been engulfed with stories about alleged sexual misconduct involving media personalities. Firstly, a BBC presenter, now revealed by his wife to be the news broadcaster Huw Edwards, was alleged by The Sun to have paid for images of sexual nature from a young person. The Sun initially seemed to…
Read more23.06.20
High Court sets very high bar for harassment by publication claims against the press
In Sube & Anor v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 1125 (QB) the High Court emphatically rejected a claim for harassment against media organisations. The case highlights the difficulties faced by claimants in harassment proceedings against media organisations, as it must be found that the conduct by the media organisation…
Read more18.09.19
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 more28.07.18
The Sun pays damages to estate of revenge porn victim
News Group Newspapers Ltd (‘NGN’), the publishers of The Sun newspaper, have paid a five-figure sum in damages to the estate of a victim of revenge porn. Susanne Hinte had 15 minutes of fame in 2016 following Camelot’s rejection of her £33m jackpot claim on the basis that she submitted a heavily damaged ticket, which…
Read more23.03.18
The misreporting of Max Mosley's DPA claim against the press
It was reported last month in various newspapers that Max Mosley, the Former Formula One boss, has threatened to issue legal proceedings against The Daily Mail, The Times, The Sun and The Daily Mirror in respect of articles that he claims breach the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”). He also apparently seeks the destruction of…
Read more3.10.16
Injunction Order: Pippa Middleton obtains privacy injunction following iCloud hack
In Middleton & Anor v Person Or Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 2354 (QB) Pippa Middleton, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, successfully sought the continuation of an interim privacy injunction and the expansion of its terms against person(s) unknown. It is understood that more than 3,000 photographs featuring Ms Middleton, members of her family and…
Read more22.03.16
Former Sun editor convicted of breaching victim anonymity law in Adam Johnson case
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore has been found guilty of breaching the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 after the tabloid printed a pixelated photograph of convicted footballer Adam Johnson’s teenage victim. Mr Johnson is currently awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of sexual activity with a child. Durham constabulary initiated a prosecution against Dinsmore when the photo,…
Read more20.01.13
The sun, privacy and Rocknroll
Mr Justice Briggs has handed down a written judgment in Rocknroll v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWHC 24 (Ch) which serves as a helpful reminder of the issues the court will consider in deciding whether the publication of photographs should be prohibited on privacy grounds. In 2010 the Claimant Edward Rocknroll attended a private fancy…
Read more9.07.12
Court of Appeal reduces sentence for court clerk convicted under Bribery Act
Last year Munir Patel became the first individual to be convicted of an offence under the Bribery Act 2010. Mr Patel was a court clerk at Redbridge Magistrates’ Court. He was arrested after The sun filmed him arranging a bribe to prevent a traffic penalty for speeding being entered on the court’s database. Mr Patel pleaded…
Read more4.03.12
End of the line for Ryan Giggs privacy claim
What was arguably the most high profile case of the last year came to a messy end in the High Court on Friday 2 March 2012 when Tugendhat J refused to reinstate Ryan Giggs claim for the misuse of confidential information. It had emerged that the claim had automatically been struck out on 18 November 2011…
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