An answer to a parliamentary question by Paul Farrelly MP has revealed that the high court does not keep a record of the number of injunctions granted against the press. In the current edition of The Economist, media lawyer Mark Stephens says he...
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, yesterday signed a law that will allow the state's courts to refuse to enforce British libel judgments. The new law effectively negates the practice of libel tourism. The California legislation now...
Simon Singh, the science writer who yesterday (Oct 14) won the right to appeal a preliminary judgment in a case brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association, has been accused of "maliciously" attacking the organisation. In a...
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, the grandson of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, has lost a libel case against newspaper Novaya Gazeta. Dzhugashvili alleged that an article describing his late grandfather as a "bloodthirsty cannibal" defamed Stalin's "honour...
A court ruling today affirmed science writer Simon Singh’s right to free expression. It grants him leave to appeal Mr Justice Eady’s ruling against him in a libel action brought by the British Chiropractic Association, reports Padraig Reidy
The Trafigura “super-injunction” barred the press from reporting on parliamentary questions by Paul Farrelly MP about such draconian measures.
Carter-Ruck’s attempt to muzzle coverage of its client Trafigura backfired spectacularly when it sought to gag reporting on parliament, reports Maria Margaronis
Science writer Simon Singh this morning won the right to appeal a ruling against him in a libel action brought by the British Chiropractic Association.
Padraig Reidy: The Trafigura Twitter revolt shows the law cannot keep up with the culture of the Internet
Index on Censorship at the Battle of Ideas: the key free expression debates throughout October
The UK's Asylum and Immigration Tribunal has ruled that then-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was wrong to ban controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders entry to the United Kingdom. Read more here
Index on Censorship has learned that law firm Carter-Ruck has backed down in an attempt to stop media from reporting on a parliamentary question concerning a previous injunction. The gag had caused outrage on the Internet, with many Twitter users defying the injunction to post information on the case.