Media Law blogs
Media “Reporting Restrictions” in Criminal Cases: The Sun Fined for Breach
On Friday 5 April 2013, the Manchester Magistrates' Court fined the publisher of the Sun newspaper for a breach of the law covering court reporting.
JMW Solicitors have offices very close to the Manchester courts and so I attended the hearing to observe proceedings. This...
Internet Law - Notice Boards v Walls with Graffiti.."the Rematch"
The internet provides a platform for the rapid dissemination of information to potentially huge audiences.
In the recent court case of Tamiz v Google Inc, the Court of Appeal considered the legal liability of website operators for defamatory user generated content....
Teachers win groundbreaking new legal rights
On 1 October 2012, a new law came into effect granting anonymity to teachers accused of committing crimes against pupils at their school. The new restrictions are introduced by Section 13 of the Education Act 2011. Anonymity remains in place until an arrest warrant is issued or the...
Naked Billiards – The Update
As most people will have noticed, the Sun recently published photographs of Prince Harry enjoying a game of naked billiards whilst on holiday in Las Vegas. I recently wrote a blog about the story pre-publication of the photographs. Please click on this link to see the blog...
Prince Harry - Stripping on the Strip
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Right?! Not necessarily … as Prince Harry has discovered following his recent holiday in Sin City.
Pictures of the prince partying naked in a hotel room were posted online yesterday (22 August) by a US website. The snaps were apparently...
Tevez: Striking, Suing or “on Strike”?
Nick McAleenan, Media Lawyer at JMW, discusses defamation law and the Carlos Tevez episode. It has been reported that the Manchester City "want-away” forward Carlos Tevez is considering suing his manager, Roberto Mancini, for defamation in relation to allegations that he refused to play...
