Persistence pays off as free paper names Britain's youngest magistrate
“People have a right to know who could be sitting in judgment on them”
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.
Online companion for new Essential Law edition
New website will keep book up-to-date between editions
Trainee reporters face extra law exams due to flood of legislation
Warning that constant changes in law could be too much to take in at once
Journals win court appeal on naming 15-year-old suspect
Appeal rules that press report was “not of court proceedings”
Papers win legal battle to report on Internet sex case
Reporting ban is overturned five months after two men were jailed
Paper wins right to name teenage rapist after guilty verdict
Barrister claimed identification would only serve to “titillate readers” – but judge sided with the press
Newsquest fails to block naming injunction in HIV case
Mother’s identity is kept secret to prevent damage to children’s welfare
High Court injunction granted over paper's care home coverage
Company claims publication of addresses could put vulnerable children at risk
Gazette scores legal victories in child neglect and truancy cases
News staff overturn Section 39 orders in the interests of open justice
Advertiser hit by last-minute naming ban
Editor brands judge a “wally” after move leaves paper unable to name youth it had previously identified
Rookie reporter successfully challenges S39 order
Trainee recites legal argument from memory to overturn naming ban on only second trip to court
Reporter quotes law to magistrates as he wins naming bid
Persuasive argument paves the way for naming of teenager who attacked a policeman
Reporter given 12 hours to present notes to court
The importance of keeping shorthand notes clear and easy to find has been highlighted
Crown Office to appeal against Press and Journal decision
The Crown Office is to appeal against a court decision which cleared the Press and Journal in Aberdeen of breaking the law by naming a 15-year-old boy accused of murder. The newspaper’s publisher, Aberdeen Journals, was charged with breaching the
Child sex abuse victim waives anonymity to tell paper of ordeal
Victim “wanted to see his attacker exposed in court
Trainee persuades court to lift ASBO naming ban
“Nerve-wracking” first challenge ends in success for Examiner reporter