Justice bill to stop criminals cashing in on their story
3 December 2008
Justice secretary Jack Straw is to ask Parliament for new powers to stop criminals making money by selling their stories to newspapers and broadcasters.
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Bridgend suicides: Press 'failed to look at bigger story'
2 December 2008
An MP has accused the media of taking 'the easy route' when covering the Bridgend suicides and reporting 'an internet death cult that didn't exist'.
Colin Myler: 'Media being strangled by stealth'
1 December 2008
News of the World editor Colin Myler has warned that the introduction of a privacy law through the back door is 'strangling the media by stealth'.
Paul Burrell wins ruling over NoW 'sex with Diana' story
30 November 2008
Former royal butler Paul Burrell's complaint over a News of the World story that he boasted of having sex with Diana, Princess of Wales, has been upheld.
Victory at last for journalist Sally Murrer in leak row
28 November 2008
Reporter Sally Murrer has won a major victory for press freedom as charges against her were thrown out.
Police behaved 'entirely properly' in Sally Murrer case
28 November 2008
Thames Valley Police has denied any wrongdoing after the case against journalist Sally Murrer was thrown out because evidence was obtained by bugging.
MP faces same charge used against Sally Murrer
28 November 2008
MP Damian Green was yesterday arrested under the same obscure offence for which local journalist Sally Murrer is set to stand trial.
NHS tribunal clears Panorama whistleblower
28 November 2008
A nurse who filmed undercover for a Panorama documentary in July 2005 has won backing a disciplinary hearing held by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Community leader sues Newsnight over 7/7 fraud claim
27 November 2008
Leeds community leader Hanif Malik has begun libel proceedings in the High Court against the BBC in a row over Newsnight on BBC Two.
Women's Institute campaigns on newspaper sex ads
25 November 2008
The Women's Institute is today launching a campaign against sex ads in local papers.
Meyer: 'Press must raise its game to keep self-regulation'
25 November 2008
Newspapers and the Press Complaints Commission need to up their game to make sure the system of self-regulation survives, according to outgoing PCC chairman Sir Christopher Meyer.
Daily Mail rebuffs disclosure bid in 'Ugly' libel case
24 November 2008
A High Court judge has rejected a legal bid to force the Daily Mail to hand over notes of interviews relating to stories about an author and judge who is being sued by her mother for libel.
Mail titles in libel payout over police chief expenses stories
19 November 2008
Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde today received a formal apology from the publishers of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday over stories which wrongly alleged he had inappropriately claimed expenses.
MPs launch major review of legal issues facing the press
18 November 2008
Parliament has announced it is to carry out a wide-ranging inquiry into the effectiveness of press self-regulation, contempt of court, privacy and libel laws.
Sacked New Statesman source to sue Foreign Office
18 November 2008
The Foreign Office civil servant who was cleared of charges under the Official Secrets Act for leaking documents to the New Statesman and The Observer is suing the Government department claiming unfair dismissal.
Sally Murrer waits as judge considers pre-trial argument
17 November 2008
Journalist Sally Murrer is expected to find out this week whether she will escape a five-week trial and possible imprisonment after being charged with 'aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office'.
Report: Journalism share-deal procedures are 'patchy'
17 November 2008
A number of British news organisations are not complying with the PCC's guidelines on share ownership, according to a newly published report on the ethics of financial journalism.
Sky News pays damages to Robert Murat over video
14 November 2008
Robert Murat today accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over an allegation that there were strong grounds for believing that he was guilty of abducting Madeleine McCann.
Court told: 'Ashley Cole has no case for privacy invasion'
12 November 2008
England and Chelsea star Ashley Cole and his wife Cheryl have put so much information about their private lives into the public domain that he has no case for invasion of privacy, the High Court was told today.
Max Mosley: Dacre privacy attack was 'disingenuous'
12 November 2008
Motorsport boss Max Mosley has hit back at Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s 'thoroughly disingenuous' remarks on privacy made at the Society of Editors conference.
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Media views sought on Guantanamo torture evidence
12 November 2008
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Dispatches undercover teacher in misconduct hearing
11 November 2008
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Lawyers' fees to be capped in no-win no-fee reform
10 November 2008
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Ronaldo sues over Mirror tale of drunken bender
6 November 2008
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Victoria Beckham fails to win summary privacy ruling
3 November 2008
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Lawyer accused of being 'liar' and 'crook' sues Daily Mail
31 October 2008
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Court: 'Paparazzi made Sienna Miller's life intolerable'
31 October 2008
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Mail pays 'substantial' damages to Marco Materazzi
30 October 2008
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Home Office to investigate police curbs on press freedom
29 October 2008
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Cameraman arrested for filming outside de Menezes inquest
28 October 2008
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Big Pictures appeal against Harry Potter author JK Rowling privacy ruling is rejected
28 October 2008
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Kent Messenger freedom of information appeal reveals true cost of council-run TV project
27 October 2008
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Panorama IVF doctor is cleared of misconduct
23 October 2008
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Oliver star Mark Lester sues Daily Mail over divorce story
23 October 2008
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News of the World pays out to Rafa Benitez
22 October 2008
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PCC rejects harassment claims from Neil Entwistle parents
21 October 2008
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Mygazines file-sharing website closes
20 October 2008
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Judge withdraws extension of child victims order
20 October 2008
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Sir Mark Potter: Family courts should be open to the press
20 October 2008
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Al Jazeera tribunal: Relationship prompted Jo Burgin exit
20 October 2008
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Arrest made in Martin O'Hagan murder probe
17 October 2008
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Victoria Beckham in privacy claim against Now magazine
17 October 2008
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Five papers pay damages to MP over affair claims
17 October 2008
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Jo Burgin loses discrimination claim against Al Jazeera
16 October 2008
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Madeleine McCann: Express pays out to 'tapas seven'
16 October 2008
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Judge was wrong to ban Glasgow terror trial coverage
15 October 2008
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Plan to ban reporters from terror inquests shelved
14 October 2008
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Sally Murrer lawyers claim police breached human rights
13 October 2008
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Daily Mail pays libel damages over water story
10 October 2008
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News agency apologises for policeman libel
9 October 2008
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No-win no-fee rules prompt rise in early libel settlements
9 October 2008
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BBC Panorama ordered to pay costs in IVF libel trial
8 October 2008
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Former Aslef boss wins damages from Loco Journal editor
8 October 2008
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Country Life magazine in libel payout to Barbados MP
8 October 2008
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Max Mosley's 'outrageous' bid to extend privacy law will be 'deeply resisted by media'
6 October 2008
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Freedom of Information Act generates 1,000 stories in two years
6 October 2008
