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‘Thwack’ News of the World spanked
Article by Sarah Palin - This article was first published on Telegraph Online on 24 July 2008

The Slur of Secrecy - Article for the New Law Journal
The Government`s commitment to maintaining the status quo in family courts is a disappointing policy reversal, says Sarah Palin - 7th September 2007

Legal Briefing by Ian Helme – UK Press Gazette
Caution is the key when reporting terrorist incidents - 27th July 2007

Weighing up fair reviews – Article by Jane Phillips – Stage Magazine
Edinburgh festival veterans and hopefuls alike are now awaiting the response to their work. Reading a negative reaction is never pleasant, but at what point has the critic gone to far? - 9th August 2007

Public interest test for FoI: It’s all in the timing
Last month the Information Tribunal ordered the Office of Government Commerce to release two “Gateway Reviews” of the Government’s ID cards programme. It was the latest in a series of cases in which departments have argued that it was in the public interest that information relating to the formulation or development of Government policy should be withheld - 15th June 2007

Should Bloggers Be Civil In Cyberspace?
That is the debate raging (and ironically, in many instances raging is exactly the right word) in cyberspace, after American Internet and blog pioneer Tim O’Reilly proposed codes of conduct for bloggers and blogsites,. He was prompted to do so by the experience of a journalist and friend, Kathy Sierra, who became the focus of vitriolic and even threatening comments on various sites - 30th April 07

Employment Tribunal proceedings: Libel and Confidentiality issues
Article by Aidan Eardley for Workplace Law - March 2007

Privacy Injunctions - The New Black
Article first appeared in New Law Journal - 16th March 2007

The sun wins hollow victory in Rooney “prostitute” libel case
This article by David Glen first appeared in the Press Gazette - 9th February 2007

Appeals test scope of privacy
The media´s fears over the impact of human rights legislation could be borne out by the result of three recent court hearings - 4th December 2006

Good news for Fleet Street
The House of Lords restatement of Reynolds privilege will have a significant impact on the scope of the media’s public interest defence. Article by Sarah Palin for New Law Journal - 1st December 2006

Lowering the hurdles - for serious journalism
Have the law lords made life easier for investigative reporters?  It depends on the newspaper, says Richard Rampton QC, article for the Times - 24th October 2006

Double-edged vision of freedom
The traditional ban on political advertising is facing a legal challenge. But would this erode freedom of speech? asks Patrick Moloney QC in an article for the Law Society Gazette - 14th September 2006

Legal Q & A - Libel and Confidentiality
Article in Personnel Today by Aidan Eardley - 5th September 2006

Campaigning for controversy
The UK´s ban on political advertising in the broadcast media may not last after a series of court cases that have challenged it - Article by Andrew Caldecott and David Glen published in the Guardian - 31st July 2006

Triumph for `citizen journalists`
Butterworths Legal Updater - Following California´s Court of Appeal’s decision that staff at web magazines qualify for journalistic protection, Lucy Trevelyan speaks to Aidan Eardley, about what has been hailed as a victory for bloggers - 10th July 2006

Privilege, but only in principle?
The Reynolds defence was meant to herald a new dawn of free speech. But in the seven years since it was decided, little has changed. Article by Richard Rampton QC published in the Guardian 26th June 2006

A Da Vinci Code break that led to court
When the Lawyer leaked the bestseller´s copyright ruling it soon found itself facing potential contempt of court charges - Article by Joanne Neenan published in the Guardian - 22nd May 2006

Libel Tourism in England: Now the Welcome is even Warmer
by Aidan Eardley for Entertainment Law review (2006) Ent.L.R. 35

Why internet firms can breathe easy - ISPs cannot be held liable as publishers of defamatory material as long as they have no control over the content
Article by Jane Phillips published in the Guardian - 27th March 2006

Trivial pursuits on trial
Article by Rupert Elliott published in the Guardian - 13th February 2006

Yousef Jameel v. Times Newspapers Limited
Meaning, truth and logic in an unusual defamation action - Article by Stephen Suttle for Media Lawyer - 1st August 2005