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25 November 2010
Issue: 7443 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Freedom of speech

JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWHC 2979 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 207 (Nov)

In order for the court to give effect to Art 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights to the fullest extent, it was essential that editors and publishers have regard to the “duties and responsibilities” referred to in Art 10(2) itself. Those duties and responsibilities included a requirement that they complied with orders of the court, and that they took all necessary steps to ensure that journalists understand that necessity.
 

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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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