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Court of Appeal guidance on “public interest” defence in defamation
Posted on 05 December 2018 by Carter-Ruck
On 21 November the Court of Appeal delivered a major decision on the statutory public interest defence for defamation claims, in the case of Alexander Economou v David de Freitas. Dominic Garner explains.
Read the full article here.
Case Preview: Lachaux v Independent Print, Supreme Court to hear “serious harm” appeal
Posted on 07 November 2018 by Carter-Ruck
One of the most significant cases in the field of defamation goes to the Supreme Court on 13 November 2018, and will consider how Section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 should be construed, with potentially very significant consequences for Claimants and Defendants alike. In an article published on the Inforrm website, Carter-Ruck associate Mathilde Groppo gives a detailed account of the issues.
Read the full article here.
NDAs and interim injunctions: is there ever a public interest in breach of confidence?
Posted on 31 October 2018 by
Carter-Ruck senior associate Persephone Bridgman Baker provides her insight on the ABC v Telegraph Media Group case, which raises issues about interim injunctions, confidential information and the legitimacy of the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
Click here to read the article.
Carter-Ruck in The Times: A quiet shift in stance on the right to be forgotten
Posted on 24 September 2018 by Carter-Ruck
The Information Commissioner's Office is showing signs of shifting its approach to the right to be forgotten, writes Mathilde Groppo in The Times (published 20 September 2018).
To read the full article click here (paywall).
Global Trade Review Q&A: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
Posted on 14 August 2018 by Carter-Ruck
Global Trade Review published a Q&A with Charles Enderby Smith on the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, which received Royal Assent and was passed into law on 23 May 2018.
Click here to read the full GTR Review Q&A.
Carter-Ruck and Guy Martin highly commended in leading sanctions awards
Posted on 26 July 2018 by
Carter-Ruck is proud to announce that our partner and Head of International Law Guy Martin, and our firm, have both been Highly Commended in this year’s awards from WorldECR, the leading journal for sanctions and export controls practitioners. The awards are in the respective categories of ‘Practitioner of the Year’ and ‘Sanctions Law Firm of the Year, Europe’.
Qatar Blockade - The Human Rights Consequences and Remedies Conference: Monday 12 March 2018
Posted on 07 March 2018 by Carter-Ruck
Partner and Head of Public International Law, Guy Martin will be participating as an expert panel member at an Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK Conference on Monday 12 March. Guy and the other panel members will be discussing the blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt which is now into its eighth month. The discussion will focus on why it is essential to assess why steps have not been implemented to resolve the crisis.
Guy Martin: Special WorldECR Sanctions Report (December 2017)
Posted on 02 February 2018 by Carter-Ruck
Carter-Ruck's Sanctions expert Guy Martin provides commentary for the Special WorldECR December 2017 Report (Sanctions: What next now?) and an article (assisted by Magali Sharma) on Targeted sanctions and the obligation to self-disclose dealings with potentially sanctioned individuals: UK, US, Japan.
Read the full report and article here.
Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners 2018
Posted on 01 February 2018 by Carter-Ruck
Carter-Ruck's core practices have been commended in the two leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
Carter-Ruck is recognised as a leading firm in Public International Law and has again confirmed its top tier status for Defamation and Reputation Management, with every one of the media law group's partners being named as Leading Individuals.
Big Voice London
Posted on 20 December 2017 by Carter-Ruck
Big Voice London, a social mobility and youth engagement charity, is hosting an evening to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of their students on conclusion of the Model Law Commission 2017 on Wednesday 10 January 2018. Norman Lamb MP will be compering the evening. The evening will launch Big Voice London's Model Law Commission papers on Criminal Law: Sexual Assault & Consent, Public Law: Prison Law, Common Law: Privacy Law and Family Law: Divorce Law.
Carter-Ruck clients successfully defend libel claim in important judgment on section 2 truth defence
Posted on 05 December 2017 by Carter-Ruck
Persephone Bridgman Baker has written an article for Inforrm (International Forum for Responsible Media) on the case of Serafin v. Malkiewicz & Ors, a judgment which has important ramifications for the interpretation of the section 2 truth defence under the Defamation Act 2013.
A New Dilemma For Lawyers: Will Sanctions Rules Force You To Report Your Clients?
Posted on 17 October 2017 by
A new set of regulations has been heavily criticised for putting professions in an impossible position - and at risk of a criminal penalty. Here Guy Martin, Carter-Ruck's Head of International Law, follows up on his recent interview in The Times and answers some pressing questions.
Queen’s speech includes International Sanctions Bill
Posted on 28 June 2017 by Carter-Ruck
Prime Minister Theresa May has introduced the Queen’s Speech by announcing a series of bills stated to be "geared towards making a success of Brexit". Among these Bills are new laws on international sanctions. The International Sanctions Bill will return decision-making powers on non-UN sanctions from the EU to the UK after the UK’s exit from the EU.
For all sanctions related advice please contact Guy Martin at guy.martin@carter-ruck.com
The Supreme Court decision in Flood, Miller and Frost: a claimant lawyer’s perspective
Posted on 21 April 2017 by
There is an old saying that when a woman is forced to choose between two men, she opts for the third, and so it is with the Supreme Court’s decision in Times Newspapers Ltd v Flood, Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd, and Frost and others v MGN Ltd [2017] UKSC 33.
This article was first published on Inforrm's Blog
Business and human rights: The UN’s principles and OECD guidelines
Posted on 26 October 2016 by
Miranda Rushton, Senior Associate, has written an article for the Solicitors Journal on why businesses should put measures in place to ensure that they adhere to human rights standards.
Click here to read the article
