Jun 26, 2017 | Access to information, Data Privacy, Freedom of information, Government policy, ILPC Research and Publications, Journalism
The Law Commission has invited interested parties to write submissions commenting on the proposals outlined in a consultation report on ‘official data protection’. The consultation period closed for submissions on 3 May, although some organisations have been given an...
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,...
Mar 27, 2017 | Data Privacy, ILPC Research and Publications, Internet regulation, Privacy
The Information Law and Policy Centre is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Communications Law journal based on papers submitted for our annual workshop last November. The journal articles are available via direct subscription, through...
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 22, 2017 | Fairness, Freedom of expression, Government policy, ILPC Research and Publications, Journalism, News media
The emergence of an everyday digital culture and the increasing use of legal instruments by state actors to collect and access communications data has led to growing concern about the protection of journalistic sources and whistleblowers. With the support of Guardian...
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...
