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Abstract
Written by a working journalist with over 20 years’ experience, Law for Journalists is designed to equip you with a solid understanding of the day-to-day legal principles and practices you will need throughout your career.
Suitable for use on courses accredited by the NCTJ and BCTJ, this book is packed full of practical tips and suggestions, making it a must-have guide to media law for journalism students, trainees and working journalists alike.
New to this edition:
● Discussion of the first cases brought since the Defamation Act 2013 came into force, highlighting how the new provisions are being interpreted by the courts.
● Increased coverage of broadcast and online journalism, and social media.
● More detailed focus on the ethical codes of practice used by Ofcom and IPSO.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Front Cover | ||
| Half Title Page | i | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Brief Contents | v | ||
| Full contents | vii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xii | ||
| Table of cases | xiii | ||
| Table of European legislation | xxiv | ||
| Table of statutory instruments | xxiv | ||
| Table of statutes | xxv | ||
| SECTION 1: LAW AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM | 1 | ||
| 1 How law is made | 3 | ||
| Sources of law | 3 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 9 | ||
| 2 The legal system | 10 | ||
| Types of law | 10 | ||
| The court system | 11 | ||
| People in the legal system | 12 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 14 | ||
| 3 Criminal courts and procedure | 15 | ||
| The criminal courts | 15 | ||
| Magistrates’ courts | 15 | ||
| Criminal justice procedure | 16 | ||
| Types of sentence | 25 | ||
| Appeals and retrials | 28 | ||
| Common crimes | 32 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 36 | ||
| 4 Civil courts and procedure | 38 | ||
| The civil courts | 38 | ||
| Civil litigation procedure | 40 | ||
| Appeals in civil cases | 42 | ||
| Common civil claims | 44 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 45 | ||
| 5 Human rights and English law | 47 | ||
| The European Convention and the Human Rights Act | 47 | ||
| Human rights and media law | 49 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 53 | ||
| SECTION 2: WRITING ABOUT THE COURTS | 55 | ||
| 6 Contempt of court | 57 | ||
| Publications prejudicial to a fair trial | 58 | ||
| ‘Strict liability’ contempt | 58 | ||
| Intentional contempt | 76 | ||
| Other types of contempt | 79 | ||
| Sanctions for contempt | 84 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 87 | ||
| 7 Access to the courts | 89 | ||
| The general rule on access | 89 | ||
| Restrictions on court access | 91 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 103 | ||
| 8 General reporting restrictions | 104 | ||
| Reporting restrictions under the Contempt of Court Act 1981 | 104 | ||
| Postponing publication: the s4 (2) order | 105 | ||
| Preventing publication: the s11 order | 110 | ||
| Other general reporting restrictions | 114 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 116 | ||
| 9 Reporting restrictions in criminal cases | 117 | ||
| Restrictions on hearings before trial | 117 | ||
| Restrictions in rape and sexual offences | 125 | ||
| Reporting pleas in mitigation | 132 | ||
| Protecting vulnerable witnesses | 133 | ||
| Reporting restrictions in appeals against acquittal | 136 | ||
| Provisions against anti-social behaviour | 140 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 141 | ||
| 10 Reporting restrictions concerning children | 142 | ||
| Criminal cases in youth court | 142 | ||
| Children in criminal cases inadult courts | 146 | ||
| Reporting anti-social behaviour cases involving children | 154 | ||
| Children in civil court cases | 155 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 156 | ||
| 11 Reporting the family court | 158 | ||
| The work of the family court | 158 | ||
| Access to family proceedings | 159 | ||
| Reporting the family courts | 165 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 176 | ||
| 12 Reporting inquests | 177 | ||
| Inquest procedure | 177 | ||
| Reporting inquests | 179 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 182 | ||
| 13 Reporting tribunal,inquiries and insolvency proceedings | 183 | ||
| Reporting tribunals | 183 | ||
| Employment tribunals | 185 | ||
| Public inquiries | 189 | ||
| Insolvency proceedings | 190 | ||
| Other proceedings for companies in trouble | 193 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 194 | ||
| 14 Challenging reporting restrictions | 195 | ||
| Preventing restrictions | 195 | ||
| Challenging orders | 196 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 201 | ||
| SECTION 3: DEFAMATION AND MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD | 203 | ||
| 15 Defamation | 205 | ||
| The elements of defamation | 206 | ||
| The meaning of ‘defamatory’ | 206 | ||
| Referring to the claimant | 226 | ||
| Publication | 231 | ||
| Who can sue for defamation? | 234 | ||
| Slander | 236 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 238 | ||
| 16 Defences and remediesfor defamation | 239 | ||
| Defences | 239 | ||
| Remedies for defamation | 267 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 271 | ||
| 17 Malicious falsehood | 272 | ||
| What is malicious falsehood? | 272 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 274 | ||
| SECTION 4: PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND COPYRIGHT | 275 | ||
| 18 Breach of confidence | 277 | ||
| Elements of a breach of confidence claim | 277 | ||
| Defences | 284 | ||
| Remedies for breach of confidence | 287 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 288 | ||
| 19 Privacy | 290 | ||
| Elements of a privacy claim | 290 | ||
| Remedies in privacy actions | 305 | ||
| Claims under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 | 307 | ||
| The ’right to be forgotten’ | 311 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 312 | ||
| 20 Trespass, harassment and unethical behaviour | 313 | ||
| Trespass | 313 | ||
| Harassment | 314 | ||
| Intercepting calls, post or emails | 315 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 319 | ||
| 21 Protecting sources and material | 320 | ||
| The Contempt of Court Act 1981 | 320 | ||
| PACE – information required by the police | 324 | ||
| The Official Secrets Acts | 327 | ||
| The Terrorism Act 2000 | 328 | ||
| Other legislation | 329 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 331 | ||
| 22 Data protection | 332 | ||
| Information covered by the Act | 332 | ||
| Media duties under the Act | 334 | ||
| Exemptions for the media | 337 | ||
| Investigation and enforcement | 340 | ||
| Problems with gathering information | 340 | ||
| Obtaining information from others | 342 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 342 | ||
| 23 Copyright | 343 | ||
| Works protected by copyright | 343 | ||
| Ownership of copyright | 347 | ||
| Infringing copyright | 349 | ||
| Defences | 352 | ||
| Remedies for breach of copyright | 357 | ||
| Moral and privacy rights | 358 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 360 | ||
| SECTION 5: CODES OF PRACTICE AND ETHICS | 363 | ||
| 24 Press regulation | 365 | ||
| IPSO and the Editors’ Code of Practice | 365 | ||
| Complaints to IPSO | 366 | ||
| The Editors’ Code of Practice | 366 | ||
| 25 The Ofcom Code | 373 | ||
| The Ofcom Broadcasting Code | 373 | ||
| Provisions of the Code | 374 | ||
| Crime, Disorder, Hatred and Abuse | 376 | ||
| Commercial communications on radio | 386 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 387 | ||
| SECTION 6: REPORTING LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | 389 | ||
| 26 Official secrets | 391 | ||
| The Official Secrets Act 1911 | 391 | ||
| Official Secrets Act 1989 | 392 | ||
| The Defence and Security Media Advisory Notice System | 395 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 396 | ||
| 27 Reporting local government | 397 | ||
| The basic rules on reporting local government meetings | 397 | ||
| Access to local government meetings | 398 | ||
| Access to local government records | 403 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 405 | ||
| 28 Reporting elections | 406 | ||
| Offences related to election reporting | 406 | ||
| Other legal considerations | 409 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 410 | ||
| 29 Freedom of information | 411 | ||
| The Freedom of Information Act 2000 | 411 | ||
| Environmental information | 422 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 422 | ||
| SECTION 7: RACE, RELIGION AND PUBLIC ORDER | 423 | ||
| 30 Race and religion | 425 | ||
| Incitement to racial hatred | 425 | ||
| Religious hatred | 428 | ||
| Test your knowledge | 429 | ||
| Glossary | 430 | ||
| Further reading | 435 | ||
| Index | 437 | ||
| Back Cover | Back Cover |