Video from the Reframing Libel Symposium
The BBC College of Journalism has released a set of videos from the day, which we hope will prove an extremely useful resource for academics, students and journalists.
Mullis and Scott propose two stream libel regime, with only most unusual cases going to High Court
This post was cross-posted on the Inforrm Blog. A two stream libel regime with most cases heard in the County Court or a tribunal, would reduce complexity and costs, argue Professor Alastair Mullis, from the University of East Anglia (left), and Dr Andrew Scott from the London School of Economics (below, right). In a new … Read more
BBC College of Journalism to film Reframing Libel event
The BBC College of Journalism is to attend and film the Reframing Libel event on Thursday 4th November 2010. The symposium will be available as a live stream on the BBC College of Journalism website. “City University London is delighted to collaborate with the BBC College of Journalism on this event,” said Connie St Louis, … Read more
Mark Stephens: Lord Lester’s bill will be ‘killed’
Lord Lester’s defamation bill is likely to meet an unhappy fate, lawyer Mark Stephens suggested at last night’s ‘Bloggers in the Dock’ event at the Free Word Centre in London. Speaking alongside Sense About Science’s Sile Lane and journalist/blogger Dave Osler, Stephens, who sits on the board of Index on Censorship, said he was prepared … Read more
