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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.
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Newscast! The Baby Reindeer imbroglio, and understanding contempt of court
Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the fallout from Netflix's "true story" show, Baby Reindeer. Also up for discussion is the case against Trudi Warner for contempt of court, in which the Solicitor General is pursuing an appeal. Tom talks to Dr Kay Crosby (Newcastle Law School) about the case, and the principle of jury equity.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Newscast! Prince Harry wins phone hacking claim against MGN
Newscast! Prince Harry wins phone hacking claim against MGN by The Media Law Podcast