Kate Middleton Complains of Mirror Prince William long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton has filed formal complaint with Press Complaints Commission, through lawyers Harbottle & Lewis, concerning picture published in the Mirror of her going to work 30.03.07 Guardian, Media Law, Privacy
Court Circus for Anna Nicole Body Court hearing cases for possession of remains of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith is a 'circus', Judge Larry Seidlin enjoying the media attention CNN Anna Nicole's mother Virgie Arthur accuses lover Howard K Stern of selling TV rights to funeral 22.02.07 Sun
Big Brother Race Row Nasty remarks by no-list celebrities spark diplomatic row clouding Brown's tour of India, Ofcom receives record 22k complaints, ratings, and revenue from voting, expected to soar Guardian Herts police will launch formal investigation, Vaz tables Commons motion Sun Shilpa Shetty, big star in India, is now household name in UK 18.01.07 BBC, Media Law, Race Discrimination
In the Middleton of Mania Media hypocrisy of denouncing intrusion into Kate Middleton's privacy by way of multi-page photo-spreads - is matched only by trivial pursuit of royalty complaining that being photographed on one's way to Annabel's is intrusion in the first place 12.01.07 Guardian, Media Law, Privacy
Miss GB Suing Danielle Beauty pageant business, Miss Great Britain, is suing previous winner, Big Brother contestant Danielle Lloyd, claim posing for nude photographs and affair with footballer Teddy Sheringham brought competition into disrepute 11.01.07 Sun, Media Law
Middleton in a Flash Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton mobbed by photographers while walking to her car on her 25th birthday, PCC has had 'some success' restraining mainstream UK media but there is little influence over paparazzi, try to provoke anger to increase value of pictures Times News Corp ban on paparazzi pictures of Middleton driven by fast-developing privacy law 10.01.07 BBC, Media Law, Privacy
Reality TV Turns to Rape Lord Dennison, Joanna Greenberg, Jane Humphreys and George Carter-Stephenson will take part in reality TV recreation of teenage footballer rape case, Jeffrey Archer and Stan Collymore to feature on jury 13.12.06 Guardian
Malawi Ct to Rule on Madonna Court will decide today on case brought by Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre, led by Desmond Kaunda, challenging legality of adoption on basis of residence ITV News David's natural father Yohane Banda says he wants child to stay with Madonna 'a long time' and case should be dropped 27.10.06 Mail & Guardian, Adoption, Madonna
Madonna Insists Adoption Legal Madonna tells Oprah Winfrey that Malawi 'has no adoption law - they made them up', insists process for adopting David Banda was legal, lawyer Titus Mvalo of Malawi Human Rights Consultative Committee says adoption requires 18 months residence 25.10.06 Daily Mail, Adoption, Madonna
Douglas v Hello! Everyone will recall the glamorous couple Michael Douglas
and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The couple sold exclusive rights of their
wedding to OK! for £1m in order to retain control over the media and their privacy. Commercial exploitation of privacy or "image rights"? 20.05.05 Law Now, Douglas Zeta Jones OK! v Hello!, Media Law, Privacy
Polanski v Conde Nast This decision of the House of Lords handed down on 10 February overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal refusing the film director Roman Polanski leave to give evidence at the trial of his libel action via video link 14.02.05 Michael Simkins, Libel , Media Law, Entertainment Law
Reynolds Defence When the Reynolds privilege defence was created by the House of Lords , many thought that it would substantially widen the rights of the media for reporting matters of public interest, but virtually every Reynolds defence has failed 11.02.05 Michael Simkins, George Galloway, Libel , Media Law
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Mail Told to Return Charles Diaries Associated News, publisher of Mail on Sunday, has been told to return travel diaries to Prince Charles, Mr Justice Blackburne in High Ct ruled they are 'private', excerpts published following leak by employee 22.05.07 Times, Media Law, Privacy
Zeta Jones Case Was Pure Publicity Case between OK! and Hello!, turning on dispute of pictures taken at wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, should never have come to a hearing, the wedding was pure celebrity, the spoiler was standard media enterprise, there was no financial loss, the emotional hurt was Hollywood ham 04.05.07 Guardian, Douglas Zeta Jones OK! v Hello!, Litigation, Media Law
Douglas and Zeta Jones Go to Lords Lords are expected to publish decision today on case of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, OK! is claiming right to exclusivity of rights to wedding photos under contract, Hello! says this is tantamount to recognising individual control of 'image rights' 02.05.07 Reuters, Douglas Zeta Jones OK! v Hello!, Media Law, Privacy
Rooney Sued for Libel Everton manager David Moyes has issued a writ against Wayne Rooney, co-writer Hunter Davies, and publishers HarperCollins over the book Wayne Rooney â My Life So Far, claims damage and distress over claim he leaked stories about Rooney with prostitutes 24.04.07 Press Gazette, Libel & Defamation, Media Law, Sports Law
Diana Inquest Will Be a Circus Lord Stevens spent £3.5m and wrote 800 pages describing Diana's death in a road accident, more millions on a full-scale inquest is not just a celebrity-royal circus, it is 'spineless sentimentality' giving in to the vast wealth of Mohamed Al Fayed and his conspiracy theories 08.03.07 Telegraph, Diana Inquest
Trudi Styler, Tyrant Jane Martin worked as a chef for Sting and wife Trudi Styler for eight years, treated to lavish gifts until she became pregnant, says Styler terrorised managers until they sacked her 07.03.07 Daily Mail, Employment Law, Sex Discrimination
Adulterer Granted Media Ban Justice Eady has granted injunction against publication of name of celebrity who had adulterous affair, Mark Warby, QC, argued for right of privacy for betrayed wife Times Case moves balance toward protecting privacy of third parties and away from right of the jilted to free expression 05.12.06 Times, Family Law, Media Law, Privacy
