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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
5 January 2015
Revenge porn: No need to change the law – but they’re changing it anyway…
In our blog published 5 August last year, we highlighted the increasing phenomenon of revenge porn and harassment via social media sites, and analysed the effectiveness of existing civil and criminal legislation such as the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the Communications Act 2003 and the Malicious Communications Act 1998 to protect victims of revenge porn and harassment etc.
17 November 2014
Seeking to prevent publication of defamatory content?
Whilst the well-known maxim that all press is good press is still widely touted, individuals and businesses in the public eye often disagree and are becoming ever more savvy when it comes to reputation management and trying to ensure that the balance consistently tips their way. This is likely to account in part for the 24 per cent decrease in defamation claims issued in 2013. Instead of waiting for material to be published and then seeking redress, pre-emptive steps are taken before material is published to ensure that the content does not get out there in the first place.
17 November 2014
Legal update - Damages of £45,000 were awarded to a doctor in respect of a Daily Mail newspaper article found to be defamatory
A Spanish GP based in the United Kingdom, Dr. Jose Antonio Serrano Garcia, was awarded damages of £45,000 following his libel action against the Daily Mail.
31 October 2014
Son obtains injunction preventing famous father publishing autobiography
In the recent case of OPO v (1) MLA (2) STL [2014] EWCA Civ 1277 a son was successful in obtaining an injunction against his father, a famous performing artist, from publishing a book which was likely to have “catastrophic effect” on son’s physiological well-being.
15 October 2014
It’s celebrity autobiography season – what to do if you are libelled in a book
We are now officially in the run up to Christmas. One of the many signs of this is the sudden appearance of a spate of celebrity autobiographies. Not only are these autobiographies now hitting the shelves, but in many cases, the contents of the books are trailed by a series of extracts published in selected newspapers.