Daily wins court fight to name men accused of child sex grooming plot
Restriction had prevented newspaper form naming defendants
Media Law
Media law is ever changing and this index will strive to keep you abreast of developments in this complex and important area of journalism.
Our fortnightly column looking at the latest law issues, written by specialist media lawyers from Foot Anstey, also appears here.
Regional daily wins government praise for coverage of far-right extremism
New report hails newspaper as ‘trusted voice’
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Editor demands action after convict’s foul-mouthed tirade at reporter
Courtroom confrontation was the second to befall journalist in recent months
Daily wins right to name newborn baby who died after stabbing
Judge agrees order had made reporting of case difficult
The Law Column: Young people and anonymity orders
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Judge rejects regional daily’s bid to name killer youth
Newspaper argued revealing youth’s identity would be “strong deterrent”
Law Column: Police denied access to journalists’ “ISIS bride” notes
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Weekly overturns unlawful ban to name grooming gang members
Deputy news editor wins fight to identify child sex abuse convicts
Law column: To aggregate or not to aggregate, that is the question
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Reporter wins court fight to name man who assaulted special needs boy
Restriction would have prevented weekly from running story
Reporter wins fight to name school after teacher jailed over sex with pupil
Judge agrees with daily journalist’s public interest argument
Law column: Supreme Court reaffirms Open Justice principle
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Editors boss blasts minister’s anonymity call for ‘rich and powerful’
Justice Secretary backs secrecy for those with “reputation to protect”
Regional news titles win seven-month fight to name schoolgirl’s teen killer
Website and newspaper win bid to name 17-year-old rapist and murderer
Court staff cutbacks causing reporters to miss cases, says editor
Lack of information leaving papers “little choice but to rely on press releases”