News & Insights (Defamation and Privacy)

14-May-2012  |  Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Public Interest (Reynolds) Privilege

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

01-May-2012  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - May 2012

With enforcement of the cookie rules about to begin, we look at the direction enforcement proceedings might take and at some ...

24-Apr-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law

Privacy reform and Flood v Times - Taylor Wessing analysis

In this media law update, we analyse the recommendations of the UK parliament's Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions on how ...

04-Apr-2012  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - April 2012

This month we look at an interesting case on intermediary liability for defamatory content; the implications of the OFT ...

26-Mar-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law

Google not liable for defamatory content on its Blogger.com platform – conflicting decisions from the English High Court

Tamiz v Google Inc [2012] EWHC 449 (QB) Eady J (2 March 2012) and Davison v Habeeb [2011] EWHC 3031 (QB) HHJ Parkes QC (25 ...

20-Mar-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law

Defamation Bill Update: The UK Government responds positively to the Joint Committee's report

Taylor Wessing analyses the UK Government's response on the draft Defamation Bill. Key issues that are covered ...

02-Mar-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law

Child sport stars can be public figures, says English High Court

Spelman v Express Newspapers [2012] EWHC 355 (QB) The English High Court has lifted a privacy injunction awarded to Jonathan ...

21-Feb-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms

Social networks and ISPs are not required to install general filtering systems to prevent copyright infringement

Social networks and ISPs are not required to install general filtering systems to prevent copyright infringement SABAM v Netlog ...

09-Feb-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Two European privacy judgments tilt balance towards freedom of expression

Axel Springer AG v Germany and Von Hannover v Germany (No. 2) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ...

10-Nov-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

More free speech protection, earlier dispute resolution and lower costs recommended!

Report of the UK's Joint Committee on the draft Defamation Bill Taylor Wessing summarises the report and provides commentary on ...

08-Nov-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - November 2011

This month’s issue covers two interesting CJEU judgments which are particularly relevant to online publishers, as well as ...

04-Nov-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Where can claimants obtain pan-European relief against online publishers for infringement of privacy?

The CJEU's decision in Olivier Martinez v MGN Limited C-161/10 (25 October 2011) If an article on an English newspaper's website ...

14-Oct-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Delayed libel claim struck out as abuse of process

Adelson v Anderson and Unite Here! [2011] EWHC 2497 (QB)         The High Court has struck out ...

18-May-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Over complexity and funding gap: potential stumbling blocks for Hargreaves' Digital Copyright Exchange

The Hargreaves Review published today recommends that the Government bring together rights holders and other business interests ...

12-May-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Lessons from Mosley v United Kingdom

A victory for free-speech but a Strasbourg seal of approval for the UK's current privacy regime As has been widely reported, the ...

31-Mar-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law

The Government's proposals to reform civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales

The Government will abolish the recoverability of CFA success fees and after the event insurance premiums in all civil ...

17-Mar-2011  |  Trade Marks & Designs

What the draft Defamation Bill means in practice

On Tuesday this week, the Ministry of Justice published its long awaited Draft Defamation Bill and Consultation Paper. Our table ...

01-Mar-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - March 2011

Radar covers a wide range of subjects relevant to technology and communications law, from matters of general interest and ...

19-Jan-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law

Has Strasbourg Court toppled the no win, no fee regime in media cases?

On 18 January 2011, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg ruled that the costs claimed by supermodel, Naomi ...

11-Nov-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Ministry of Justice announces timetable for the Defamation Bill and likely costs reform

On Monday, the Government published the Ministry of Justice’s business plan for the period 2011-2015. Among other things, the ...

08-Sep-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

What's in a link? English law issues with linking online

Linking is a hot topic at the moment, in particular with the NLA's ongoing dispute with Meltwater over its news aggregation ...

25-Aug-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Gagging bid thrown out

A German doctor who killed the Cambridgeshire pensioner David Gray with an overdose of a painkiller has lost his bid to gag Mr ...

13-Jul-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Cloud computing

Although cloud computing has become one of the hottest topics within the IT world over the past few years, a consensus on how it ...

28-Jun-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Mr Justice Tugendhat explores what "defamatory" means in a media friendly ruling

In an important ruling on what "defamatory" means, Mr Justice Tugendhat granted the Telegraph Media Group Limited ...

02-Jun-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law

Reforming English libel law: What is in Lord Lester's Bill?

The Coalition Government has pledged to review libel laws to protect freedom of speech. Given this pledge, we are watching with ...

22-Jan-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

UK Government Consultation proposes to slash Conditional Fee Agreement Success Fees by 90%

Hot on the heels of Jackson’s LJ's "Review on Civil Litigation Costs", which was published last week, the Ministry of ...