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Richard Spearman
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ALBA Seminar on “Article 8: Privacy and Private Life”
Richard Spearman QC was one of the speakers at a very well attended ALBA seminar on 2 March 2010.
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Scopelight Ltd and Others v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police and Federation Against Copyright Theft
Court of Appeal rules on police powers to retain seized property pending private prosecution
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President of the Family Division rules on claim to exclude the media from family court hearings
Richard Spearman QC acted for the father in a test case about the principles to be applied in relation to media access and reporting in family law cases concerning the children of celebrities.
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Freedom of Information Seminar 2009
5pm-7pm, Wednesday, 25th March 2009 at the Gray’s Inn Pension Room, Gray’s Inn, London
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Court of Appeal rules on privacy claim by J.K. Rowling’s infant son
By a judgment handed down on 7 May 2008 (Murray v Big Pictures (UK) Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 446) the Court of Appeal (Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Laws and Thomas LJJ) allowed the appeal of David Murray, the infant son of the author J.K.Rowling and her husband Dr Neil Murray, from the dismissal by Patten J of his claims against a photographic agency for misuse of private information and under the Data Protection Act 1998.
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Northern Rock obtains injunction against the Financial Times
Northern Rock plc last night obtained an interim injunction against the publishers of the Financial Times and a Person or Persons Unknown to restrain the further use or disclosure of the contents of a briefing memorandum which had been sent to potential bidders on express written terms of confidentiality.
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Richard Spearman QC named as one of the country’s top 11 sports lawyers
In an article about sports lawyers entitled “Elite team on the ball for their premier XI” in the Times of 6 November 2007, Dominic Carman included Richard Spearman QC in his choice of the top 11 sports lawyers in Britain.
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Court of Appeal to rule on privacy claim by J.K. Rowling’s infant son
By a judgment handed down on 7 August 2007 (Murray v Express Newspapers plc & Anr [2007] EWHC 1908 (Ch)) Patten J dismissed claims against a photographic agency for misuse of private information and under the Data Protection Act 1998.
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MDU wins important data protection case
Following a three day hearing in December 2006, on 28 March 2007 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on Mr Johnson’s appeal against the decision of Rimer J of March 2006 (whereby his claim was dismissed), and on the cross-appeal of the Medical Defence Union (“the MDU”) which sought to uphold that decision on additional grounds. The appeal was dismissed and the cross-appeal was allowed.
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Record companies win victory on parallel imports
Various record companies suing on behalf of themselves and in a representative capacity for and on behalf of all other members of the BPI and PPL have won an important victory in the High Court against online CD and DVD retailer CD WOW.
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Law Society judicial review proceedings against the DCA concerning CPR 5.4
Following a process of consultation by the DCA, and in the light of representations from the Law Society and the media organisations which had intervened in the proceedings, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee met on 3 November 2006 and approved an amendment to CPR 5.4C and a new Practice Direction to CPR 5.
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Roman Abramovich fails to stops News of the World publication
Billionaire Roman Abramovich, who owns Chelsea football club, applied for an injunction to prevent News Group Newspapers Ltd from publishing a story and photographs concerning his friendship with 23-year-old Daria Zhukova under the headlines “Red Rom And The Brunette” and “Roman All Over The World” in the edition of the News of the World of 8 October 2006.
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Challenge to new Rule concerning the supply of Court documents
The Law Society obtained an urgent injunction from Irwin J on 29 September 2006 to prevent changes to CPR 5.4 that come into force on 2 October 2006 from being applied to statements of case filed at Court before that date. The changes reverse the previous CPR 5.4 by making it the default position that statements of case will be released unless the Court orders that they should not be.
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Lance Armstrong libel action against the Sunday Times
The libel action brought by seven-times winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, against the publisher of the Sunday Times, the newspaper’s chief sports writer David Walsh, and its journalist Alan English, in respect of an article entitled LA Confidential that was published in the Sunday Times of 13 June 2004, ended in settlement after Lance Armstrong obtained a series of Court rulings in his favour.
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Adidas v United States Tennis Association (“USTA”) and Others
The claim by adidas-Saloman AG, the well-known sportswear manufacturer, against those responsible for staging the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (Wimbledon, the US Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open) and the International Tennis Federation (which, among other things, runs the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup) reached the High Court this week.
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Collins Stewart v Financial Times
FT settles Collins Stewart libel claim
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Campbell v MGN
House of Lords Judgment in Freedom of Expression and costs case
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Sawkins v Hyperion Records Ltd
Court of Appeal rules defendant infringed the copyright for origination of performance edition of ancient music.
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Green Corns v Claverley and Express & Star
Richard Spearman QC succeeded in obtaining an interim injunction against a local newspaper to restrain it from publishing the addresses of houses that the claimant was using and intended to use to provide specialist care services to troubled children.
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Jessie Wallace v NGN
Eastenders' Jessie Wallace loses court bid to block publication of a News of the World interview with David Morgan, the estranged father of her daughter.
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David and Victoria Beckham v NGN
Mr Justice Langley allows News of the World to publsih details about the Beckhams private life.
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Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd
Roman Polanski successful in appeal to House of Lords
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