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UK's top libel judge warns of death of specialist media bench

The lot, it turns out, of a Queen's Bench Division (QBD) judge – and specialist judges in general – is not a happy one, according to the provocative keynote address at the highly-regarded 5RB Media and Entertainment Law Conference last week.
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French privacy law, media cynicism and the likely penalties for publishing the Kate Middleton pics

There is little doubt about the legal position: the publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge by "Closer" magazine in France was illegal. The taking and publishing of the photographs constituted a criminal offence and a civil wrong. But the editor of the magazine, owned by Mondadori France, made a cynical calculation that the likely penalties were going to be much less than the financial rewards. Weighing worldwide publicity against potential penalties of a few tens of thousands of euros, it was no contest.
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Harbottle leads as Royals take legal action over Kate Middleton pictures

Harbottle & Lewis is advising the Royal Family on its legal action against the publishers of Closer Magazine France, after topless photographs of Kate Middleton were printed by the French celebrity magazine. Pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge, taken during a recent private holiday with her husband Prince William in France, were made public after the French edition of Closer magazine published the images today (14 September).
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Field Fisher opens US base in Palo Alto in Stateside client push

Field Fisher Waterhouse is launching a representative base in Silicon Valley in a drive to boost the firm's US business. The Palo Alto office, which is set to open today (3 September), will be helmed by London privacy and information partner Phil Lee. The West Coast practice, which will not offer local law advice, is intended to strengthen relationships between local clients and the firm's European teams.
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New research reveals post-Leveson drop in defamation court cases

The number of reported defamation cases in the UK fell last year, according to data compiled by Sweet & Maxwell. In the year to 31 May there were 71 defamation court cases, a 15% drop from the 84 during the same period the year before. Last year also marked a five-year-low in the number of defamation court cases brought against traditional media companies, with just 27 recorded.
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Newspapers and the law - this is not about Prince Harry's bum

So there you have it. We spend a whole year discussing press ethics and then, for the sake of a peek at Prince Harry's bum, half the world seems ready to say that the editor of The Sun can make up his own ethics. No, this is not about the freedom of the press. Nor is it about print versus internet. And it is not about the public's 'right' to see pictures of Harry's bum either. It is about mob rule and the right of large newspaper corporations to do whatever they like.
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International Edition

Protect or participate - how US document discovery clashes with Euro privacy laws

The US' wide-reaching mandate for document discovery frequently comes into conflict with European privacy laws. Kristy Grant looks at how the international jurisdictions are attempting to solve the issues...
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International Edition

Phone-hacking lawyer takes News Corp action to the US as blogger sues Times

Phone-hacking lawyer Mark Lewis is poised to take legal action against News Corporation in the US, as the long-running scandal moves beyond the UK courts. Taylor Hampton's Lewis is set to arrive in the US this weekend to begin discussions with New York civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel over legal action for three alleged victims of phone-hacking described as a "well-known sports person", a sports person not in the public eye and a US citizen.
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Privacy and injunctions report – steady as she goes on privacy, last chance for non-statutory media regulation

The Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions, set up last July following 'Super-injunction Spring', has finally published its report...
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Flood v Times Newspapers - Supreme Court allows 'Reynolds' appeal

"In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court this week allowed the appeal of Times Newspapers Limited against a decision of the Court of Appeal which had held that held that it could not rely on Reynolds qualified privilege..."
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