Privacy Injunctions and the Media

Privacy Injunctions and the Media

Author: Iain Goldrein

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-04-13

Total Pages: 754

ISBN-13: 1847319289

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A string of high profile law suits has drawn attention to a rapidly developing and controversial branch of media law – the use of privacy injunctions to restrain publication of information relating to the private lives of individuals. The purpose of this book is to set out the law relating to privacy injunctions, and best practice in relation to seeking or opposing this form of relief. Such best practice is targeted not just at litigators. This book is aimed also at journalists who are the watchdogs of the freedoms of our society, and other organs of the media. The text is broken down into easily manageable sections, with numerous check-lists and quality control protocols. Applications in the Queen's Bench Division (including personal injury), Family Division (including the President's "Media guidance†? and "Reporting Restriction Orders†?) and "harassment†? are covered, together with a "journalists' check-list†?. The book reflects the agenda (included in the foreword to the book) set by Lord Neuberger's Report of 2011 ("Report of the Committee on Super-Injunctions†?).


Media Law

Media Law

Author: Jacob Rowbottom

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-07-12

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1782256660

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Media law is a fast-developing area of scholarship that raises many high-profile and controversial questions. Recent issues include the use of privacy injunctions, the regulation of the press, the political power of media moguls, mass leaks of government information, and the responsibility of the digital media to prevent the spread of extreme content and fake news. This study looks at these issues and the key debates in media law. The book includes chapters examining the protection of personal rights to reputation and privacy, the administration of justice, the role of government censorship, the protection of the newsgathering process, the regulation of the media and the impact of digital communications. The analysis is grounded in an account of media freedom that looks at the important democratic functions performed by the media and journalism. Examining various key themes, this study shows how those functions continue to evolve in a changing political culture and also how the media are subject to a range of legal and informal constraints. The book asks whether the law strikes the right balance in protecting media freedom while preventing the abuse of media power, and considers the future of media law in the digital era. It is essential reading for students and scholars of media law alike.


The Law of Privacy and the Media

The Law of Privacy and the Media

Author: Michael Tugendhat

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199283446

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"A specialist team of barristers from Five Raymond Buildings (the media, entertainment and human rights chambers) have come together to write this timely consideration of the rapidly developing law of privacy in England and Wales. The book considers how the law protects the publication of personal information without undermining the fundamental principle of freedom of expression. Although intended as a practitioners' guide to the law, it includes a consideration of comparative and international jurisprudence, as well as leading academic writings on the subject, in order to elaborate the principles upon which privacy rights are based. These may helpfully guide the development of English law in the years ahead. At the heart of the book is an explanation of existing causes of action which may be used to protect personal privacy and practical advice on defences and remedies that may be available. It is recognized that recent legislation, most notably the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998, has had a significant impact on the law in this area and full consideration is given to their application. A vast range of case law is also analysed, including the House of Lords judgment in Naomi Campbell v MGN Ltd, the European Court of Human Rights judgment in Von Hannover v Germany, and the Court of Appeal judgment in Douglas v Hello!. The Law of Privacy and the Media is essential reading for all those who act for or against the media, as well as all those with a general interest in the subject."--Publisher's website.


Privacy and injunctions

Privacy and injunctions

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780108475719

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This report says Parliament should not introduce any new privacy statute. It concludes that in weighing the competing rights to privacy and freedom of expression, each case must be judged on its own merits. The bar for limiting freedom of expression must be set high, but the courts are now striking a better balance in dealing with applications for privacy injunctions. Criticism that privacy law has been "judge-made", noting that it evolved from the Human Rights Act is rejected. The Committee says the most important step towards improving protection of privacy is to provide for enhanced regulation of the media. The Press Complaints Commission lacked the power, sanctions or independence to be truly effective. Substantial changes to press regulation are needed to ensure that it encompasses all major news publishers including, in time, major bloggers. The Committee makes several recommendations including that the reformed regulator should: have access to a wider range of sanctions, including the power to fine; be cost-free to complainants; be able to determine the size and location of a published apology, and the date of publication; play a greater role in arbitrating and mediating privacy disputes. One possible mechanism the Committee suggests is for advertisers to agree to advertise only in publications that are members of the press regulator and subscribe to its rules. It also concludes that parliamentarians should ensure that material subject to an injunction is only revealed in Parliament when there is good reason to do so


Comparative Defamation and Privacy Law

Comparative Defamation and Privacy Law

Author: Andrew T. Kenyon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-04-21

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 110712364X

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Leading experts from common law jurisdictions examine defamation and privacy, two major and interrelated issues for law and media.


Privacy and Media Freedom

Privacy and Media Freedom

Author: Raymond Wacks

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0199668655

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A critical examination of the balance between the freedom of the media and the legal protection of privacy, this book examines the struggle to reconcile privacy and freedom of expression in the face of the increasingly sensationalist media, and the relentless advances in technology.


Injunctive Relief

Injunctive Relief

Author: Kirstin Stoll-DeBell

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781604424027

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The injunction is an exceptionally potent remedy, the grant or denial of which often leads to a cascade of serious consequences. This comprehensive and practical guide to injunctive relief covers all issues that are relevant to these types of motions from pre-filing considerations to appellate relief. The book also includes time-saving checklists, flowcharts to help practitioners decide whether to file such motions and statistics relating to how often these motions are granted/denied.


Emerging Challenges in Privacy Law

Emerging Challenges in Privacy Law

Author: Normann Witzleb

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-17

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1107041678

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Prominent privacy law experts, regulators and academics examine contemporary legal approaches to privacy from a comparative perspective.