And the dance goes on
In my previous post, I discussed a temporary injunction obtained by music promoter David Kavanagh to prevent the sale of Melanie Verwoerd's memoir When We Dance. The book charts her Afrikaner Continue Reading
When we dance to the High Court for an injunction
I have written before on this blog about prior restraints and temporary and permanent injunctions in defamation cases. Not long after the South African Constitutional Court effectively outlawed prior Continue Reading
Fighting anonymity with anonymity: open justice and cyberbullying
Say you are a 15-year old girl. What would you do if you find a fake Facebook profile which contains a photograph of you, a slightly modified version of your name and other particulars which Continue Reading
Declaration of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on “Libel Tourism” & Freedom of Expression
From the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the Desirability of International Standards dealing with Forum Shopping in respect of Defamation, “Libel Tourism”, to Ensure Continue Reading
Claud Cockburn on journalism
... remember that there is one golden rule for success in journalism: libel someone famous early in your career. via memex.naughtons.org ... believe nothing until it has been Continue Reading
Defamation and internet publication in the Irish Supreme Court
In Coleman v MGN Limited IESC 20 (15 March 2012) (here and here), Denham J held: 10. The claim is now one of internet publication based on the jurisprudence in the linked cases of eDate Continue Reading
‘Free comment on private lives under the Defamation Bill’? – Gavin Phillipson « Inforrm’s Blog
... where speech is primarily concerned with a critique of someone’s private life, it will generally be seen as of decisively lower value, easily outweighed by reputational or privacy Continue Reading
Alternative Libel Project Report: Costs, ADR and Leveson – Helen Anthony « Inforrm’s Blog
English PEN and Index on Censorship, two organisations committed to freedom of expression, embarked on the Alternative Libel Project last April and have spent the last year considering Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
