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Privacy hysteria misses real issues

Media outrage over superinjunctions obscures justified concerns about rise of judicially-enforced privacy, argues RPC's Keith Mathieson
5 minute read

International Edition

A debased debate - media campaigning on free speech is too often a joke

It seemed like a good idea at the time. With plenty of interesting recent developments, I decided to write the lead piece for this week's in depth on defamation and privacy. Then stuff kept happening… well, it's certainly been fascinating but it's also been a fairly depressing spectacle as the debate about privacy, libel and free speech has been warped beyond all recognition by media hysteria.
3 minute read

International Edition

Injunctions 101 – hyper, super or anonymised?

Hardly a day has gone by without coverage in the media of privacy injunctions. It is a subject that has excited the media, from The Star to The Times. But what is the difference between 'super', 'hyper' and 'anonymised' injunctions, and is all the media fuss really justified?
4 minute read

International Edition

Treading carefully - managing company security while keeping employee privacy intact

Kroll Ontrack's Ben Fielding examines the challenging paradox of how to manage company security while keeping employee privacy policies intact...
6 minute read

International Edition

A 'laughing stock' libel law no more? The Defamation Bill

On 15 March the Government made good on a manifesto commitment of both coalition parties to act on libel reform, unveiling a draft Defamation Bill for consultation until 10 June.
8 minute read

International Edition

A bitter bill to swallow - Carter-Ruck tackles the Defamation Bill

Campaigners have been pushing for libel reform, but Carter-Ruck's Nigel Tait and Athalie Matthews say the proposed Defamation Bill 
is overcomplicated and unwieldy
5 minute read

International Edition

Private versus public - two senior lawyers discuss the rise of privacy law

Should we be concerned about the recent dramatic rise in the level of privacy actions? JDG Chambers speaks to two senior lawyers on either side of the debate
11 minute read

International Edition

The death of libel - is the Defamation Bill the beginning of the end for libel lawyers?

Already facing smaller payouts and a drop in claims, libel work has faded from its 1980s glory days. 
Will reform of defamation and civil costs – and the rise of reputation managers – spell the end for traditional libel lawyers? 
Alex Novarese reports
18 minute read

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