Dated : Aug 28, 2019
It was confirmed yesterday that Steve Bruce, manager of Hull City, has been charged with misconduct in relation to comments made following Hull City’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham on Sunday.  The background is that Bruce was displeased with the decision taken by the referee

Dated : Aug 28, 2019
The intricacies of contractual law have hit the back pages twice over the last week.

Author – Victoria Russell, Aug 28, 2019
We recently considered a notice to industry issued by the premium rate services regulator, PhonepayPlus, concerning a call to cease services, and were surprised at the level of response.  Not only were our clients – and the industry at large

Authors – Owen O’Rorke, Jordan Constable, Aug 28 , 2019
One change that may have gone unnoticed amid the usual 1st January mess of paper hats and broken resolutions this year is that the Defamation Act 2013 has finally been brought into law.

Dated : Aug 28, 2019
It has emerged that imprisoned former dictator of Nicaragua, General Manuel Noriega, has launched a claim in the State of California as against Activision, the producers of the hugely successful ‘Call of Duty’ game series.

Author – VICTORIA RUSSELL and OLIVER FETIVEAU, Aug 28, 2019

Those close to the UK mobile services industry will have had a close eye on the recent application for Judicial Review, made by Ordanduu GmbH, against UK phone regulator PhonepayPlus.  Having seen their application for permission knocked back on paper,

Author – Oliver Fetiveau, Aug 28, 2019
The Press may be able to escape the financial cost of defamation, and reap the financial reward, simply by issuing an early apology.  This has serious implications for the new press regulatory body, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (“IPSO”), established this week.

Authur – Oliver Fetiveau, Jul 8, 2019
On 13 August 2014 Mr Justice Bean handed down his judgment in the case of Cooke

Dated : Jul 7, 2019
After England’s early exit from the Under 21 European Championships, the familiar ‘excuse’ of too many foreign players in England was a regular soundbite in the media for a few days.  This is a knee-jerk too-easy response