Colette, Tom and Paul rake over the Media Law headlines just in time for Christmas. SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are back with Conservative MP David Davis opining about a need for libel reform. Also back is the much-discussed Online Safety Bill - we dig into some of the changes in the draft. The recent finding of the ICO that the Met Police had broken the law by filming 10,000 children protesting in London also draws attention.

Tom and Paul are joined by Judith Skillen (Nottingham) and Jeevan Hariharan (Queen Mary) for a fascinating, in-depth discussion of damages awards in the tort of 'misuse of private information'.

As journalists are arrested while covering Just Stop Oil protests, Colette, Tom and Paul discuss what this means for freedom of political speech in the UK today. Also on the agenda are Elon Musk's early days at Twitter, and chess prodigy Hans Niemann's defamation claim against world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Fresh back from an extended summer break, Colette and Tom take you through recent weeks' headlines in Media Law. We've got libels and potential libels galore, the death of the Bill of Rights Bill and the uncertain future of the Online Harms Bill, and we also look in on news from the United States.

In this special interview, Colette talks to senior policy and public affairs officer at the NSPCC, Hannah Ruschen, about the delay to the long-promised Online Safety Bill in the UK, and what this delay means for children's safety online.

Colette, Tom and Paul round up the summer news in Media Law. The "Wagatha Christie" libel trial ends, Laura Murray appeals against the judgment that she libelled Rachel Riley, whilst in the USA, Alex Jones loses the Sandy Hook defamation case. We've also got more on the UK government's war on SLAPPs, and ponder whether a 'random acts of kindness' TikTok video infringed the privacy of an Australian woman.

Tom is joined by fellow City Law School academic Patrick Goold to discuss Patrick's new book, "IP Accidents", in which he makes the case for negligence-based, rather than strict, liability for breach of intellectual property rights. Dr Poorna Mysoor (Cambridge) provides expert discussion on the book.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the latest news in Media Law. In this episode, they rake over journalist Carole Cadwalladr's successful defence in a libel claim brought against her by Brexit backer Arron Banks, and ponder what the Sydney Morning Herald's treatment of Rebel Wilson says about the need for meaningful regulation.

Colette, Tom and Paul dig into the latest Media Law headlines, including Johnny Depp's libel victory over ex-wife Amber Heard in Virginia, former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's libel trial in Australia drawing to a close, and a debate around anonymity for a limited class of sperm donors.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the close of the "Wagatha Christie" libel case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, and the outlook for human rights in the UK after the government pressed ahead with plans to repeal the Human Rights Act in the Queen's Speech. Alex Antoniou (Essex) offers his thoughts on the Advertising Standards Authority banning an Adidas advertisement featuring bare breasts.