The 2014 Libel season kicks off in style with three separate actions against three tabloids. As revealed by the Huffington Post today the main tabloids account for the majority of complaints to the Press Complaints Commission – the Daily Mail alone accounting for just over a third. So no surprise then that this past
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Italian court reinstates Knox and Sollecito guilty verdicts in Kercher murder
By Edgar Forbes
The retrial of Knox and Sollecito for the murder of Metedith Kercher has returned a guilty verdict and seen the sentence increased. Latest from BBC News http://bbc.in/LffAnLThe verdict was received as a shock by some while welcomed by others and means Knox is now a fugitive. The case attracted massive media attention and so the…
2014 Edelman Trust Barometer – trust in government 'decimated' – trust in media dented but still credible
By Edgar Forbes
The 14th Edelman Trust Barometer was unveiled to the great and good at Davos this week – as well as to the rest of us.The 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer revealed that the biggest decline was trust in government and business. While business trust levels remained largely flat, it was the ‘decimation in trust’ in government…
Privacy Law – Hollande and Gayet may raise questions but Finnish kiss'n'tell ruling provides answers
By Edgar Forbes
So we’re several weeks on from the scooterboy revelations about French presidential peccadillos. Hollande seems to have gained some ‘man’ stripes for conforming to (stereo)type, Trierweiler is out of hospital and resting, Gayet is getting legal and over the Atlantic, Obama and Michelle are awaiting confirmation of which concubine Hollande will be bringing with him…
Google loses privacy case. Court confirms 'misuse of private information' as a tort.
By Edgar Forbes
The UK High Court has today issued its judgment in the Vidal-Hall (and others v Google privacy case [2014] EWHC 13 (QB)The case could have significant impact on Google and other browsers and will be welcomed by privacy campaigners as reining in the wide scope to which Google and others put people’s browsing data to use.…
Hollande (alleged) affair could prove pivotal for French privacy laws
By Edgar Forbes
After headlining across the international media at the end of this week and in spite of real news events such as the death of Ariel Sharon, the story of ‘scooterboy’ French President Francois Hollande and the exposee by Closer magazine of his alleged affair with actress Julie Gayet is still newsworthy – but why?Stories or…
Twitter trolls plead guilty over Caroline Criado-Perez abuse but is the law working?
By Edgar Forbes
When feminist campaigner, Caroline Criado-Perez campaigned (successfully) to persuade the Bank of England to feature Jane Austen on a bank note (thereby preventing there being a male only line up) little could she have guessed the torrent of abuse and sinister spectre of trolls her actions would unleash. Following the Bank of England’s decision in…
Schumacher's wife in privacy plea – what can she expect and the law do to protect?
By Edgar Forbes
Michael Schumacher’s, or ‘Schumi’s’ tragic ski accident has been world news for over a week now but to the extent his family may appreciate people’s well-wishing, it’s time to call time on ‘Schumi-watch’ and give his family and those treating him at the hospital in Grenoble a break from the spotlight.Time for media to …
Ofcom: Rigby murder footage did not breach broadcast rules
By Edgar Forbes
In its latest Broadcast Bulletin published today, Ofcom has said that the use of graphic footage of the killing of Lee Rigby, did not, in the circumstances and context in which it was shown, breach the Ofcom Broadcast Code.Various broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky had included footage taken by…
Big Exploding Rubber Duck in IP wrangle
By Edgar Forbes
