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Facebook settles landmark legal case

2018

A 14 year old Northern Ireland girl has settled her legal action against Facebook after a man allegedly posted a naked photograph of her on a Facebook page.

 

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Local Developments, Media
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Website editor not liable for publishing sexual allegations against political candidate

2017

Olafsson v Iceland [2017] ECHR 259

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that the Icelandic courts were wrong to hold a website editor liable for publishing allegations made by two sisters that a relative, who was standing for election, had sexually abused them when they were children.

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Dafamation, Media
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Court of Protection rules that reporting restrictions can continue after death

2016

V v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2016] EWCOP 21

The Court of Protection ruled on 25th April 2016 that where a restriction on publication of information about proceedings was in place during a person’s lifetime, the court has a duty to consider whether this restriction should remain following that person’s death.

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ECHR Art. 8, Media
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Social media comments prevent defendants from having a fair trial

2016

Ex parte BBC and others [2016] EWCA Crim 12

The BBC together with nine other media organisations appealed against Mr Justice Globe’s reporting restriction on the trial of two teenage girls accused of murdering Angela Wrightson.

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Criminal Law, ECHR Art. 6, Media, Right to Fair Trial
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