May 30, 2017 | Access to information, Access to justice, Freedom of information, ILPC Research and Publications, News media, Privacy
Dr Judith Townend highlights the difficulties in accessing accurate data on privacy injunctions as part of a submission made on behalf of the Transparency Project to the Queen’s Bench ‘Media List’ consultation . Dr Townend is a Lecturer in Media and Information Law,...
Apr 11, 2017 | Access to information, Data Privacy, Government policy, Privacy, Surveillance
An event hosted by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and sponsored by Simmons & Simmons. Date: 11th May 2017 Time: 17:30 – 19:30 (Registration open from 17:00). Followed by a reception Venue: Simmons & Simmons, City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street,...
Mar 6, 2017 | Access to information, Freedom of expression, Internet regulation, News media
Date 4 Apr 2017, 10:00 to 5 Apr 2017, 18:00 Venue Institute of Advanced Legal Studies 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR Book Online: SAS Events Calendar Description: Convenor: Sue Onslow, ICwS Senior Lecturer and Co-Investigator, The Oral History of the Commonwealth...
Feb 27, 2017 | Access to information, Freedom of expression, ILPC Research and Publications, Internet regulation, News media
By Judith Townend, University of Sussex and Richard Danbury, De Montfort University Donald Trump has declared war on anonymous sources and wants to ban their use by journalists. In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 24, he...
Feb 7, 2017 | Access to information, Ethics, Freedom of information, ILPC Research and Publications
In December 2016, the Information Law and Policy Centre co-organised an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the world’s first law providing a right to information. It was hosted by free expression NGO, Article 19 at the Free Word Centre and supported by the...
Jan 17, 2017 | Access to information, Data Privacy, European Policy
Book launch at: The Conservatory, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square London WC1B 3DP 6pm – 8pm, 31 January 2017 This event is FREE but registration is required on Eventbrite. Speaker: Angela Daly With guest speakers: Professor Chris Marsden, University of...