Recent cases involving covert recording

by | May 26, 2016 | Cases, Comment, Notorious

Lucy Reed has commented on her Pink Tape recently about a case that has been widely reported, where a father sewed bugs into his daughters school clothes and was severely criticised for it. In the blog she considers the significance of that judgment and the relevance...

Section 20 Guidance Mark 2

by | May 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

Just a brief note to confirm we’ve now uploaded version 2 of the section 20 guidance having incorporated all your helpful feedback (sorry, some of us were on holiday so this was not as quick as we had hoped!) You can find version 2 here and in the Resources...

When Transparency Goes Wrong

by | Apr 17, 2016 | Cases, Comment, Transparency News

This weekend a judgment from care proceedings was published on BAILII, late on Friday night. This is not unusual. But what was unusual was the fact that it was a judgment relating to a fact finding hearing in respect of sexual abuse to a young child, in which all the...

Media Wise – for better journalism

by | Mar 18, 2016 | Resources

The MediaWise Trust – formerly PressWise – exists to: provide free, confidential advice and assistance for members of the public affected by inaccurate, intrusive, or sensational media coverage; deliver use-of-the-media training for the voluntary sector and members of...