Sharon Osbourne has today accepted substantial (undisclosed) damages and costs from the News Group Newspapers Limited, publishers of the Sun newspaper for its defamatory article published on the 1st October 2007. In addition, the Sun newspaper has agreed to publish an apology and a statement in open court has been read out. A statement in [...]

This is the recent case of Elton John’s spoof diaries written by Marina Hyde. In Elton John v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2008] the High Court heard the claimants (in this case Elton John) submission that the use of innuendo in the spoof diary would have been understood to mean that Elton John had [...]

The Russell-Brand-Jonathan-Ross-Andrew-Sachs-Georgina-Baillie story could be set to continue. The battle over 27,000 complaints, apologies, revolts, suspensions and Ofcom inquires could instead be resolved in court. The Times newspaper today have published that the criminality of the obscene content left on Andrew Sachs answer phone is simply a “red herring”. Instead the real battle could be [...]

Coming soon… Max Mosley v United Kingdom. On the 29th September 2008, Steeles Law LLP (solicitors) on behalf of Max Mosley, has filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The application could have the potential of curtailing the current media freedom that exists within the UK. The purpose of the application [...]

On the 24th September the Information Commissioner issued the Liberal Democrats with an enforcement notice under the Data Protection Act 1998. This is after the events on 17th September, when the Liberal Democrats made 250,000 automated cold calls consisting of a recorded message from the Party Leader, Nick Clegg. These actions have been labelled ‘cold [...]