The Media Law Podcast

Colette, Tom and Paul rake over some of the main headlines in Media Law from the first few weeks of 2024. We've got defamation cases at home and abroad, including further fall-out from the PPE contracts scandal, and the latest judgment against Trump in New York. Also, we discuss the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI programmes.

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Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the latest Media Law headlines, including the pressure put on the police by the (now former) Home Secretary over the recent Gaza protest marches, a proposed new law on SLAPPs, and the passing of the Online Safety Act.

Colette, Tom and Paul are back for the start of the new legal term to take you through the summer's headlines.

Colette and Tom round up the big Media Law stories of the summer, focusing on the Court of Appeal upholding a three-year prison sentence for non-violate climate activism, and an emotive Guardian article railing against English libel law.

Colette, Tom and Paul get stuck into the Media Law headlines, with the recent allegations around BBC newsreader Huw Edwards front and centre. The trio discuss the potentially sticky legal situation in which The Sun may now find itself.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the fallout from the House of Commons Privileges Committee report's conclusion that former PM Boris Johnson intentionally or recklessly misled the House, and whether any of Johnson's (or his allies') outbursts might land him in hot water.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss Prince Harry's testimony in his privacy claim against The Mirror for phone hacking, and Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's failed libel claim against Australian news outlets that accused him of war crimes.

Colette, Tom and Paul get stuck into the latest purported attack on press freedom, as well as the arrests of anti-monarchy protesters at the recent coronation of King Charles III. There's also time for a quick word on the 45th US President's latest legal travails.

The team are back to discuss the fall out of the monstrous Fox News settlement with Dominion Voting, as well as the legal implications of chatbot interviews and responses and the recent judgment of Hay v Cresswell.

Colette and Tom pore over the latest headlines in Media Law, including Prince Harry, Elton John and others' privacy case against Associated News. We've also got some potentially libellous tweets to review and thoughts on how to deal with camera phones in theatres, in the light of a recent nude picture scandal.

Colette, Tom and Paul have at the latest headlines in Media Law, including Gary Lineker's (now lifted) suspension at the BBC, and journalist Isabel Oakshott's decision to hand over a cache of Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages to the Daily Telegraph. There's also news from the Court of Appeal in Banks v Cadwalladr.

Colette and Tom deal with the headlines, including the Supreme Court's decision on nuisance in Fearn v Tate Gallery, and the privacy implications of a new viral TikTok trend.

The usual trio are back with the first Newscast of 2023 - and there is a lot going on! Amongst other things, we've got Human Rights Watch's warning that the UK risks being labelled a rights abuser over its new restrictions on political protest, the fallout from Jeremy Clarkson's now infamous column in The Sun about Meghan Markle, and former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen threatening to sue various people...

Colette, Tom and Paul rake over the Media Law headlines just in time for Christmas. SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are back with Conservative MP David Davis opining about a need for libel reform. Also back is the much-discussed Online Safety Bill - we dig into some of the changes in the draft. The recent finding of the ICO that the Met Police had broken the law by filming...

Tom and Paul are joined by Judith Skillen (Nottingham) and Jeevan Hariharan (Queen Mary) for a fascinating, in-depth discussion of damages awards in the tort of 'misuse of private information'.

As journalists are arrested while covering Just Stop Oil protests, Colette, Tom and Paul discuss what this means for freedom of political speech in the UK today. Also on the agenda are Elon Musk's early days at Twitter, and chess prodigy Hans Niemann's defamation claim against world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Fresh back from an extended summer break, Colette and Tom take you through recent weeks' headlines in Media Law. We've got libels and potential libels galore, the death of the Bill of Rights Bill and the uncertain future of the Online Harms Bill, and we also look in on news from the United States.

In this special interview, Colette talks to senior policy and public affairs officer at the NSPCC, Hannah Ruschen, about the delay to the long-promised Online Safety Bill in the UK, and what this delay means for children's safety online.

Colette, Tom and Paul round up the summer news in Media Law. The "Wagatha Christie" libel trial ends, Laura Murray appeals against the judgment that she libelled Rachel Riley, whilst in the USA, Alex Jones loses the Sandy Hook defamation case. We've also got more on the UK government's war on SLAPPs, and ponder whether a 'random acts of kindness' TikTok video infringed the privacy of an Australian...

Tom is joined by fellow City Law School academic Patrick Goold to discuss Patrick's new book, "IP Accidents", in which he makes the case for negligence-based, rather than strict, liability for breach of intellectual property rights. Dr Poorna Mysoor (Cambridge) provides expert discussion on the book.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the latest news in Media Law. In this episode, they rake over journalist Carole Cadwalladr's successful defence in a libel claim brought against her by Brexit backer Arron Banks, and ponder what the Sydney Morning Herald's treatment of Rebel Wilson says about the need for meaningful regulation.

Colette, Tom and Paul dig into the latest Media Law headlines, including Johnny Depp's libel victory over ex-wife Amber Heard in Virginia, former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's libel trial in Australia drawing to a close, and a debate around anonymity for a limited class of sperm donors.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the close of the "Wagatha Christie" libel case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, and the outlook for human rights in the UK after the government pressed ahead with plans to repeal the Human Rights Act in the Queen's Speech. Alex Antoniou (Essex) offers his thoughts on the Advertising Standards Authority banning an Adidas advertisement featuring bare breasts.

Colette, Tom and Paul pick apart the latest Media Law headlines, bringing you their unique perspectives on the news. In this episode, they discuss Elon Musk's bid to purchase Twitter and the implications for the future of speech on the platform, the Daily Mail's coverage of Angela Rayner's legs, journalist Meirion Jones' assertion that libel laws prevented him from exposing Jimmy Savile, Johnny De...