Colette and Paul are joined by Judith Townend (University of Sussex) for a discussion on the subject of Open Justice.

Colette, Tom and Paul are back for the new academic year! In this edition of Newscast, we catch up on major stories from the summer, including the Australian High Court's decision on the liability of companies for defamatory comments posted by users on their social media pages, the Nirvana "Nevermind" album cover case in the US, and the Danish artist who just took the money and ran (literally). Alex Antoniou (Essex) guests.

Tom and Paul discuss defamation cases - picking out those they think are the most significant and the most under-appreciated of all time, plus their personal favourites.

So much news this week... We've got the High Court's judgment in Lachaux, an damning All Party Parliamentary Group report into the policing of protests in Clapham and Bristol, and of course the reports of Matt Hancock's extra-curricular activities, amongst other things! Colette, Tom and Paul try to make sense of it all.

Colette, Tom and Paul dive into recent media law headlines, including the judgment in Big Brother Watch v UK on the unlawfulness of GCHQ's mass surveillance of UK citizens, the long-awaited report into Daniel Morgan's murder, and Rupert Murdoch's efforts to persuade the UK government to remove The Times' legal guarantees of editorial independence.

Colette, Tom and Paul bring you the most recent Media Law headlines, including various measures in the Queen's Speech that will impact on freedom of expression, and some discussion of the ongoing libel litigation in Riley v Murray.

Tom Bennett (City) and Paul Wragg (Leeds) discuss which recent UK privacy cases are the most important, which are under-appreciated, and which are their personal favourites.

Colette, Tom and Paul are back with a look at the recent headlines in Media Law, including the outcome of Jeremy Corbyn's appeal against a preliminary ruling that a statement he made on a BBC interview was defamatory of Richard Millett at common law, and the sentences meted out to pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong.

Colette, Tom and Paul discuss the "Kill the Bill" protests in Bristol, Ash Sarkar's libel victory over Julie Burchill, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell's unusual defence to voting machine company Dominion's defamation suit in the US.

Colette, Tom and Paul are joined by Prof David Mead (UEA) to discuss the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill currently making its way through Parliament, and its potential impact on the right to protest.