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24 Feb 2013, 7:33 am
Hacking, blagging and bribing were, for many years, standard journalistic techniques in parts of the British press. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 5:12 pm
The Government proposes to abolish the right to trial by jury in libel cases. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 4:23 pm
It is now well established in English law that a claim for misuse of private information can be brought in relation to information which purports to be private information about the claimant, whether or not the information is true. [read post]
Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information: Part 1 The European Convention – Hugh Tomlinson QC
4 May 2010, 5:38 pm
Hugh Tomlinson QC is a member of Matrix Chambers and of the Inforrm Committee. [read post]
18 May 2020, 4:11 pm
In an important privacy judgment handed down on Friday 15 May 2020 in the case of ZXC v Bloomberg LP ([2020] EWCA 611) the Court of Appeal upheld Nicklin J’s finding that the publication of an article containing confidential information obtained from a UK law enforcement agency which was investigating a businessman was a misuse of private information. [read post]
13 Jan 2017, 4:21 pm
On 17 and 18 January 2017, a seven judge Supreme Court will hear the claimant’s appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of PNM v Times Newspapers ([2014] EWCA Civ 1132). [read post]
10 May 2011, 3:55 am
Max Mosley has been unsuccessful in his long running campaign to compel the English press to give advance notice of threatened invasions of privacy. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 5:06 pm
It said (rejecting an argument attributed to Mr Mosley’s Counsel, Lord Pannick QC – see his speech here) “Although punitive fines or criminal sanctions could be effective in encouraging compliance with any pre-notification requirement, the Court considers that these would run the risk of being incompatible with the requirements of Article 10 of the Convention. [read post]
23 Nov 2017, 4:07 pm
One of the issues lawyers often get asked by their clients is what steps they can take to get unlawful or offensive content removed from the internet without having to bring legal proceedings. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 4:32 pm
Hugh Tomlinson QC is the Chair of Hacked Off, the campaign for a free and accountable press which is urging supporters to respond the Leveson implementation consultation. [read post]
14 Nov 2017, 4:50 pm
In the interests of full and frank disclosure, it should be noted that one of the book’s editors is the leading media law QC, Hugh Tomlinson who is one of the creators of the Inforrm Blog on which this review appears. [read post]
1 Dec 2021, 4:47 pm
Hugh Tomlinson QC is a member of the Matrix Chambers media and information practice group and editor of Inforrm. [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 1:40 am
In a recent post on this blog Alex Bailin QC argued that there should be a “general public interest defence” for the media to relevant criminal offences, especially those aimed at protecting privacy. [read post]
28 Apr 2010, 5:28 pm
Hugh Tomlinson QC is a member of Matrix Chambers and of the Inforrm Committee. [read post]
22 Mar 2012, 6:47 am
That, as Mr Price QC for Sergeant Flood was at pains to point out, would indeed be a “charter for malice”. [read post]
18 Oct 2015, 9:32 am
The appeal in the Mirror Phone Hacking damages case is due to be heard by Arden, Rafferty and Kitchin LJJ in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday and Wednesday, 20 and 21 October 2015. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 4:21 am
This is Part 1 of a paper given to the City University Forum on “Re-Framing Libel” on 4 November 2010. [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 5:36 pm
This was first posted on 23 February 2010 and is the first part of a three part post in which Hugh Tomlinson QC considers the future of the law of privacy. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 5:18 pm
The Prime Minister has said that he is “uneasy” about the development of a privacy law by judges based on the European Convention when this should be a matter for parliament. [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 4:32 pm
This is Part 2 of a paper given to the City University Forum on “Re-Framing Libel” on 4 November 2010. [read post]
