Agency boss helps reporters lift the lid on council spending
Four-week council audits provide rich source of news
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.
Four-week council audits provide rich source of news
Shiv Malik’s high profile campaign found little favour with court judges
Recent Belgian case on news aggregation could have implications for UK media
Magistrates court decisions should be made available electronically says Justice Department
PA and the Lincs Echo persuade judge to lift reporting restriction in neglect case
High-profile claims against British newspapers re-open debate
Plus: Barrie Williams returns to Nottingham, news on media law conference and more in brief
Media Law Manual contains more than 50 guides to help with legally-safe reporting
Harry Potter author ruling could spell new age of litigation over newspaper pictures of children
Original naming ban was challenged as unlawful
Sports news and comment attracts spate of litigation
Judge quashes defence plea to prevent photo publication after successful challenge by agency newsman
Bold reporting of the Karen Matthews case raises contempt issues again
Family wanted people to know what paedophile had done
More on data protection legislation and journalists – plus today’s media law round-up
Society of Editors welcomed the lifting of the threat of jail