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Hilary Mantel and the Duchess – a case of Royal libel?
The rule of thumb that the Royals don’t sue is not a matter of strict legal advice (Prince Charles has seen to that)
James Bond: 50 Years of Legal Issues
This weekend, at the Oscars, The Academy will celebrate 50 years of 007 on screen – from Dr No (1962) to Skyfall (2012). Sadly, as generations of government lawyers will attest, Britain’s “most famous spy” has left a considerable number of tricky lawsuits in his wake. He may have a licence to kill, but Bond also has a duty of care: and his approach to it is frequently negligent. M Law takes a look at some of his worst moments.
The search for meaning: Sally Bercow and Sally Morgan
Two high-profile celebrity libel cases have recently ended with a substantial financial settlement in the Claimant’s favour: undisclosed, following a ruling on meaning and liability
Bringing the game into Disrepute
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
Do Not Pass Go, Do not Collect £400 – PhonepayPlus Wields the Law
Operators of Premium Rate Services consisting of prize-draw and download services payable by a repeat mobile charge may have been somewhat alarmed by the
Premium Rate regulation – emerging trends: Pt 1
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
Football: Contract Killers
The intricacies of contractual law have hit the back pages twice over the last week.
5 things you need to know about the Defamation Act 2013.
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.
Image Rights: Noriega and Lohan
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.
PhonepayPlus: Some Thoughts on the Ordanduu Case
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,
Defamation Act – a Win for the Press?
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.
Cooke v MGN – the Costs Verdict
On 13 August 2014 Mr Justice Bean handed down his judgment in the case of Cooke
Birmingham and Paris: No-Go Zones
By way of brief intro, Fox News, in its traditionally comical yet terrifying reportage of world events, suggested that certain areas of Paris, and the city of Birmingham, were ‘no-go zones’ for non-muslims. The notion of Birmingham being a no-go zone wryly tickled the twittersphere,
FA Work Permit Reforms kick in as transfer window opens
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
KP Nuts About Exclusion, but is there any Remedy?
There has been much said about the Strauss/Graves/Pietersen exclusion debacle, and we will not have heard the end of it yet.
Three Legal Conundrums in the Press This Week
Three little stories in the press this week have posed what we believe are some interesting legal issues. Whilst the stories are all international, we approach them from a UK law perspective
Physician Heal Thyself…
What at first may have appeared as a familiar attempt from Jose Mourinho to deflect focus from Chelsea’s opening
One Artist’s Rubbish Is Another Person’s Treasure
Our attention has been caught by the recent story of a legal row between an artist and her former studio & workshop. In a nutshell Gypsy Hill Workshop (the ‘Workshop’’) have allegedly sold items which they claim are the ‘work’ of artist Angelique Hartigan.
Uber and Out ? A look at the regulatory implications of the current spat.
On 22 September, Transport for London issued a statement. It had decided, pending its expiry on 30 September, that Uber’s ‘private hire operator licence’ would not be renewed.
HMRC issues formal guidance on image rights
We have before idly speculated on some of the more entertaining image rights issues in the world of law – see link here. In the light of HMRC’s recently issued
Imitation: Not Always the Best Form of Flattery
A little story in the Guardian set the ‘Wryly Comic’ light flashing on the M Law Media Watch Switchboard this morning. Please read the original article here. Fact yet again is stranger than fiction. It appears that German World Champion and Manchester United flagship
SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE
Back in 2015, when the Government introduced Shared Parental Leave (SPL) overwhelmingly
TV FORMATS & COPYRIGHT: WHAT’S THE X-FACTOR?
The extent to which you can protect a TV format has long been a muddy area of UK law. The high profile spat between Simon Fuller and Simon Cowell was perhaps to decide - or at least provide guidance on - this area of law once and for all. Fuller took Cowell
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