The Media Law Podcast

Tom and Paul are joined by Prof. Gavin Phillipson (Bristol) for a deep dive into the Supreme Court's decision in the privacy case of Bloomberg v ZXC, which concerns the pre-charge privacy rights of criminal suspects.

Tom hosts the Newscast with Paul and Pete providing commentary as we rake over the government's new draft Online Harms Bill and the new offences it proposes to create. Also in the news: the government has a new consultation on yet more defamation reform, journalist Chris Mullin wins a court battle over the right to conceal the identity of his sources, and RT loses its broadcasting licence.

Colette and Tom are joined by Peter Coe (Reading) to dissect the latest headlines, including the Supreme Court's judgment in Bloomberg v ZXC on pre-charge privacy rights for criminal suspects.

Tom and Paul talk to Damian Tambini of the London School of Economics about his new book, 'Media Freedom'.

Colette, Tom and Paul bring you the latest in Media Law-related news. In this edition, they talk about the government's campaign against end-to-end encryption, the freedoms of athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili's defamation suit against Netflix, and various outlets' premature decision to announce the retirement of the GOAT.

Tom and Paul rake over the recent High Court libel judgment in Riley v Murray, and ponder what it means for the future of polemical Twitter exchanges. On the way they discuss whether the claimant really suffered "serious harm", and whether statements that interpret other statements are necessarily assertions of fact or expressions of opinion.

Colette, Tom and Paul reconvene for the first Newscast of 2022, with a discussion of the Court of Appeal's decision on the lawfulness of the police recording of "non-crime hate incidents" in Miller v College of Policing, an update on the High Court libel case of Riley v Murray, and yet more Twitter bans.

The trio are back with the final Newscast of 2021! Colette hosts as Tom and Paul get exercised by the UK government's consultation on replacing the Human Rights Act. There are also mentions for recent privacy settlements, a potential libel claim from Andrew Neil, and the fate of Julian Assange's latest appeal against extradition.

Colette, Tom and Paul bring you the latest Media Law news, including: Associated Newspapers Ltd's appeal in the Duchess of Sussex privacy case, Lloyd v Google in the Supreme Court, the Home Secretary's apology for a libel against Dr Salman Butt, and a possible forthcoming case on footballers' statistical data.

Colette and Paul are joined by Judith Townend (University of Sussex) for a discussion on the subject of Open Justice.

Colette, Tom and Paul are back for the new academic year! In this edition of Newscast, we catch up on major stories from the summer, including the Australian High Court's decision on the liability of companies for defamatory comments posted by users on their social media pages, the Nirvana "Nevermind" album cover case in the US, and the Danish artist who just took the money and ran (literally). Al...

Tom and Paul discuss defamation cases - picking out those they think are the most significant and the most under-appreciated of all time, plus their personal favourites.

So much news this week... We've got the High Court's judgment in Lachaux, an damning All Party Parliamentary Group report into the policing of protests in Clapham and Bristol, and of course the reports of Matt Hancock's extra-curricular activities, amongst other things! Colette, Tom and Paul try to make sense of it all.

Colette, Tom and Paul dive into recent media law headlines, including the judgment in Big Brother Watch v UK on the unlawfulness of GCHQ's mass surveillance of UK citizens, the long-awaited report into Daniel Morgan's murder, and Rupert Murdoch's efforts to persuade the UK government to remove The Times' legal guarantees of editorial independence.

Colette, Tom and Paul bring you the most recent Media Law headlines, including various measures in the Queen's Speech that will impact on freedom of expression, and some discussion of the ongoing libel litigation in Riley v Murray.

Tom Bennett (City) and Paul Wragg (Leeds) discuss which recent UK privacy cases are the most important, which are under-appreciated, and which are their personal favourites.

Colette, Tom and Paul are back with a look at the recent headlines in Media Law, including the outcome of Jeremy Corbyn's appeal against a preliminary ruling that a statement he made on a BBC interview was defamatory of Richard Millett at common law, and the sentences meted out to pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the "Kill the Bill" protests in Bristol, Ash Sarkar's libel victory over Julie Burchill, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell's unusual defence to voting machine company Dominion's defamation suit in the US.

Colette, Tom and Paul are joined by Prof David Mead (UEA) to discuss the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill currently making its way through Parliament, and its potential impact on the right to protest.

Colette, Paul and Tom rake over the High Court's decision to order the Mail on Sunday to print a statement acknowledging the Duchess of Sussex's litigation victory, and some other headlines including the government's plans for a free speech tsar, recent ISP blocking orders, and more litigation around the leaked Labour Party report into anti-Semitism.

Colette hosts as Tom, Paul and Dr Katharine Kemp (UNSW) discuss the fallout from Facebook's temporary news blackout in Australia, and what the incident tells us about the power of big social media corporations.

Tom and Paul are joined by Dr Eleni Frantziou (Durham) to discuss the surveillance of employees in their homes by their employers, as they work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Colette, Tom and Paul rake over the latest media law headlines. This episode includes: the Duchess of Sussex's summary judgment victory in her privacy case, and Rachel Riley succeeding in getting the defence struck out in her libel claim. There's also time to get stuck into yet another allegation of 'cancel culture'.

Colette Allen chairs a discussion about UK law enforcement authorities' association of "drill" music with gang violence, what motivates this association and what it means for the artists who find themselves prohibited from making and performing their music. With Dr Lambros Fatsis (Brighton), Tom Bennett (City) and Paul Wragg (Leeds).

Colette, Tom and Paul rake over the Media Law headlines. On the order paper are MPs blocking constituents on Twitter, the potential liability in defamation for viral memes, and Whatsapp's recent PR disaster with its new terms and conditions.