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6 Mar 2020 13:36
Sakho v World Anti-Doping Agency [2020] EWHC 251 (QB)The claimant is a professional footballer who currently plays for Crystal Palace Football Club. He has brought a defamation claim against the World Anti-Doping Agency. This judgment addresses a preliminary issue as to the meaning of the words complained of by the claimant, but also as to whether the more...
1 May 2019 10:35
Practice Update: New rules on Hearings and the Publication of Orders for Anonymity and Private HearingsRelated Member(s): Aidan Wills Related Practice Area(s): Media and Information Law On 6 April 2019 an amended version of the rule governing hearings, CPR 39, came into force. The changes are intended to reinforce the principles of open justice. The changes follow a consultation conducted by the more...
22 Feb 2019 09:23
Who's telling? Do Non-Disclosure Agreements have a proper place in settlements?Who’s telling? Do Non-Disclosure Agreements have a proper place in settlements? 21 FEB, 2019 - GENERAL | BY GROSVENOR LAW NDAs in the firing line The news of Sir Philip Green’s use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and the resultant parliamentary discussion has been the subject of considerable more...
20 Feb 2019 14:03
DCMS final report: Disinformation and “fake news”, Some initial thoughts – Zoe McCallumRelated Member(s): Zoe McCallum Related Practice Area(s): Media and Information Law The final report of the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Disinformation and Fake News [pdf] was published on 18 February 2019. It is the product of an 18 month process – far in excess of the more...
19 Feb 2019 08:50
Temple Women’s Forum: How Far Have We Come?Then, now and the future – reflections on how we have progressed since women gained the vote Thursday 28 February 2019 At Inner Temple On the eve of International Women’s Day and in the pivotal 100th anniversary year of the first woman to be admitted to an Inn of Court, the Temple Women’s Forum more...
11 Feb 2019 09:53
The right to stay in the shadows? Privacy during criminal investigationsThe police are investigating you and searching your home. Do the press have the right to report it? No, they don’t, according to the High Court in Sir Cliff Richard OBE v BBC and the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police. Investigation in the public eye In 2014, South Yorkshire Police (SYP) more...
1 Feb 2019 11:51
Virtuoso Legal Successful Against Goliaths Twentieth Century Fox in the High Court Transfer ApplicationVirtuoso Legal act for Cyclone Events Limited (“Cyclone”), which is a family-run events company and the Stiwt Arts Trust (“Stiwt”), which runs a 490-seater Stiwt community arts theatre in Rhosllannerchrugog, in the northern Welsh county of Wrexham. Cyclone, Stiwt and their respective directors were more...
22 Jan 2019 11:18
New rules banning gender stereotyping: Sector-specific guide to what businesses need to knowNew rules banning harmful gender stereotyping: What financial services clients need to know New rules banning harmful gender stereotyping take effect soon New rules banning harmful gender stereotyping: What retailers and marketers need to know You can print all articles in this newsletter by more...
21 Jan 2019 10:02
Round Up: Heated politics, immigration matters, and a win for The Mail OnlineIn his 1748 text ‘The Spirit of the Laws’, Montesquieu proposed his initial concept of what would ultimately become known amongst political scientists as the separation of powers. Mercifully, for both the writer of this blog and the time poor reader, this weekly round-up of events need only concern more...
14 Jan 2019 15:52
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES DO NOT LINK ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A CLAIMANT AND HISTORIC COUNCIL FAILINGS: SUMMARY JUDGMENT ENTEREDCarruthers v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2019] EWHC 33 (QB) Related Member(s): Catrin Evans QC Related Practice Area(s): Media and Information Law Court: Queen's Bench Division (Media & Communications List) The court held a preliminary hearing in a matter involving claims for libel, misuse more...
17 Dec 2018 09:07
Juriosity - 2018 analytics reportJuriosity launched in Q2 of 2018 and we have seen significant uptake and use of the platform in our first launch year so far. As a directory, knowledge hub and self-publishing platform, Juriosity allows legal professionals and organisations to demonstrate their expertise, whilst members of the more...
11 Dec 2018 10:45
Judgment leaves claimants ‘hacked off’Katie Ayres is a barrister at 1 Chancery Lane. R (on the Application of Jefferies and Others) v (1) Secretary of State for the Home Department (2) Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [2018] EWCH 3239 (Admin) By Judgment handed down on 29 November 2018 Lord Justice Davis and Mr more...
5 Dec 2018 15:05
We have been shortlisted for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence set of the year!We have been shortlisted by The Legal 500 for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence set of the year! Congratulations to everybody else who made it to the shortlist – we are looking forward to seeing the results. The full shortlist is available here. more...
5 Dec 2018 14:16
LEGAL 500 AWARDS 2019 – SHORTLISTINGSt John’s Buildings is delighted to have made the shortlist for three categories in the Legal 500 UK Awards 2019. The awards recognise elite legal practitioners, based on comprehensive research conducted over the past 12 months. Sally Harrison QC has been shortlisted for Regional Bar Silk of the more...
9 Nov 2018 13:40
‘Mobs, Trolls and Hate: The Law Commission Reports’? Article by Caroline Addy on The Law Commission Scoping Report on Abusive and Offensive Online CommunicationThe Law Commission has been reviewing the current criminal law on abusive and offensive communications[footnote 1] and its application to such behaviour when committed online. It has now published its report[footnote 2]. The scoping report notes the exponential growth of internet communication, the more...
6 Nov 2018 13:49
Ministry of Justice secures extra £52 million for targeted expenditureThe Ministry of Justice will be investing an additional £52 million to tackle prison violence, improve the prisons and courts estate and boost the operational capacity of the Parole Board this year after the Chancellor provided further funds for the department in the Autumn Budget. The Treasury will more...
5 Nov 2018 14:49
HM Courts & Tribunals Service: Court reform featured in The Economist magazineIn a piece published on 25 October 2018, The Economist magazine took a look at HMCTS reform, in particular at the effect of video hearings in courts. You can read the article, 'England’s antiquated courts get a digital overhaul', here. For more information on the HMCTS Reform Programme, visit our more...
2 Nov 2018 09:30
One Brick Court recognised as a leading media, communications and information law set by Chambers and Partners 2019Chambers and Partners has once again recognised One Brick Court as one of the top media, communications and information law sets with rankings in Defamation and Privacy and Data Protection categories in the 2019 guide. Our 20 members have 24 rankings between them. The latest publication recognises more...
31 Oct 2018 14:22
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hailed as one of the best in much-anticipated legal rankingsNo5 Barristers’ Chambers has once again consolidated its position as one of the country’s leading sets of barristers in the annual Legal 500. Recognised as one of the most authoritative guides to UK law firms, the league table describes No5 as a set ‘in a class of its own’ being named as one of just more...
30 Oct 2018 13:34
Philip Green and non-disclosure agreements: do we have a right to know?The circumstances in which a court should prevent the press from reporting information about famous people has long provoked debate. The decision of the Court of Appeal in ABC & Ors v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2329 is no exception, attracting extensive press coverage and comment more...
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