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Case Preview: PNM v Times Newspapers, Open justice and the privacy of suspects – Hugh Tomlinson QC

Case Preview: PNM v Times Newspapers, Open justice and the privacy of suspects – Hugh Tomlinson QC

Jan 16, 2017 | In court, Open Justice, Privacy

In this guest post, Hugh Tomlinson QC previews an appeal to the Supreme Court in a case that considers where the balance lies between rights to privacy and the principle of open justice. The post was first published on the Inforrm blog.  On 17 and 18 January 2017, a...
Access to information should not be an after-thought in plans for ‘transforming our justice system’

Access to information should not be an after-thought in plans for ‘transforming our justice system’

Nov 15, 2016 | Access to information, Access to justice, Ethics, Freedom of information

In this post, Sussex University lecturer Judith Townend argues that access to information should be at the heart of plans to reform the justice system. She summarises the key points from her submission to the Ministry of Justice in response to the consultation on the...
Social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly

Social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly

Oct 24, 2016 | Freedom of expression, Internet regulation

Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. As part of a series for The Conversation, Alyce McGovern, UNSW Australia and Sanja Milivojevic, La Trobe University summarise how social media is affecting crime and criminal justice.   The popularity of social media...
Case Preview: PNM v Times Newspapers, Open justice and the privacy of suspects – Hugh Tomlinson QC

Information Law and Policy Centre Annual Lecture and Workshop

Oct 4, 2016 | Copyright, Data Privacy, Freedom of information, News media, Privacy

An afternoon workshop and evening lecture to be given by leading information and data protection lawyer Rosemary Jay. Restricted and Redacted: Where now for human rights and digital information control? The Information Law and Policy Centre is delighted to announce...

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