Media
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MEDIA
Legal battles silence journalists, killing them is brutal censorship
Organisations partner to support journalists with legal defence fees, while number of journalists murdered nearly doubles in 2018.
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ADVERTISING
UK regulators to ban gender stereotype advertising
Advertisements deemed to be harmful though use of gender stereotypes are to be banned by UK regulators.
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TAX PROBE
Shakira in unique legal paradise
Singer, who was named in the so-called paradise papers, reportedly faces criminal tax fraud charges, but says her case is 'unique.'
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MUSIC INDUSTRY
Lawyers are Top of The Pops
UK top lawyers and accountants in music industry revealed in first ever legal and accountancy 50 list.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Law firm launches global podcast channel
The Law Firm Marketing Summit 2018 flagged creative use of social media now as Eversheds Sutherland joins the fray.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
UK reform efforts start to tackle online abuse
Reform of the criminal law needed to protect victims from online abuse, which is now commonplace, says the UK Law Commission.
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LEGAL COMMUNICATION
Legal communication agencies launch Anglo-French strategic alliance
Alliance brings together over 40 professionals dedicated to communication and marketing for the legal sector.
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FAKE NEWS
Singapore acts to tackle fake news regulation
Committee offers 22 recommendations to fight fake news, but says there is no silver bullet to deal with the issues and caution is needed.
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HATE SPEECH
Marine Le Pen to defy court order to undergo psychological examination
French court orders divisive far-right politician to undergo psychological assessment after she disseminated images of extreme violence.
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MEDIA REGULATION
New SA bill about tackling child pornography, not censorship
A SA government minister defends new Films and Publications Bill as a way of removing online child pornography, not a form of censorship.
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CLASS ACTION
Media giant settles subscription data class action suit for $50 million
New York media giant Hearst Communications has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a subscription data lawsuit.
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ENTERTAINMENT LAW
Lawyers for rocker Ozzy Osbourne and AEG trade blows in legal battle
Calling AEG's anti-trust claims 'baseless,' lawyers for Ozzy Osbourne fight back in what is known as the LA and London 'venue wars.'
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MEDIA
Indian court rules on magazine's controversial breast-feeding cover
Citing the Kama Sutra and legal authorities, an Indian court refused a petition that a magazine cover was obscene and violated sexual offences Acts.
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MERGER
CBS sues majority shareholder intent on forcing Viacom deal
The planned tie-up between media giants CBS Corp and Viacom is heating up as CBS sues Shari Redstone
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MEDIA COMPANIES
SA media companies cough up over 61 million rand over cartel charges
South African Competition Commission squeezes media companies to the tune of $4.86 million, but wants more
