85 episodes

Tom Bennett (City University), Paul Wragg (School of Law, University of Leeds), Colette Allen and guests discuss topical issues from the world of Media Law.

The Media Law Podcast The Media Law Podcast

    • Education

Tom Bennett (City University), Paul Wragg (School of Law, University of Leeds), Colette Allen and guests discuss topical issues from the world of Media Law.

    Newscast! SLAPPs yet again, Scotland's new hate crime law

    Newscast! SLAPPs yet again, Scotland's new hate crime law

    Colette, Tom and Paul are thrilled to be talking about SLAPPs YET again, and also discuss Scotland's new hate crime law. Also on the agenda are mentions of the Princess of Wales' privacy, and what became of Science Minister Michelle Donelan's legal costs after she libelled two academics.

    • 54 min
    Newscast! UK's new "extremism" definition, and a whole lotta libel...

    Newscast! UK's new "extremism" definition, and a whole lotta libel...

    Colette, Tom and Paul rake over the latest from the world of Media Law. This week, the UK government's new definition of "extremism" is up for discussion, and we get stuck into several high-profile political libel cases.

    • 39 min
    Newscast! Fox loses libel case, DPP appeals 'Tory scum' case to SC

    Newscast! Fox loses libel case, DPP appeals 'Tory scum' case to SC

    Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the collapse of Donald Trump's data protection claim in the UK, Laurence Fox losing a libel case as both defendant and counter-claimant, and the Director of Public Prosecutions appealing to the Supreme Court in the 'Tory scum' protest case.

    • 28 min
    Newscast! 2024 begins, with a lot of defamation...

    Newscast! 2024 begins, with a lot of defamation...

    Colette, Tom and Paul rake over some of the main headlines in Media Law from the first few weeks of 2024. We've got defamation cases at home and abroad, including further fall-out from the PPE contracts scandal, and the latest judgment against Trump in New York. Also, we discuss the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI programmes.

    • 36 min
    Newscast! Prince Harry wins phone hacking claim against MGN

    Newscast! Prince Harry wins phone hacking claim against MGN

    Newscast! Prince Harry wins phone hacking claim against MGN by The Media Law Podcast

    • 19 min
    Newscast! Policing protests, SLAPPs, and the Online Safety Act

    Newscast! Policing protests, SLAPPs, and the Online Safety Act

    Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the latest Media Law headlines, including the pressure put on the police by the (now former) Home Secretary over the recent Gaza protest marches, a proposed new law on SLAPPs, and the passing of the Online Safety Act.

    • 58 min

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