Media

In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains

The Afghan leak super-injunction highlights the growing body of national security law spanning ever-increasing areas of practice, write Sailesh Mehta & Theo Burges

New legislation & SRA guidance mark a stronger stance on litigation that stifles perceived critics, writes Paige Coulter

Want the press to notice your firm, lawyer or case? Ex-Fleet Street staffer Justin Penrose reports on what makes the news

Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, in NLJ this week

Self-disclosure in a reputational crisis: Hanna Basha & Jamie Hurworth weigh up the benefits & pitfalls

Writing in NLJ this week, Hanna Basha and Jamie Hurworth of Payne Hicks Beach dissect TV chef John Torode’s startling decision to identify himself in a racism investigation he denied. In an age of ‘cancel culture’, they argue, self-disclosure can both protect and imperil reputations

Defamation matters, but claimants need to prove they have suffered serious reputational harm: Nicholas Dobson

The right of the press to report on the criminal courts received a boost this week, following an update to the Criminal Procedure Rules

Neil Parpworth considers when the court may consider it appropriate to limit the application of the principle of open justice