Mcnae's Essential Law For Journalists

by Welsh, Tom; Greenwood, Walter

• ISBN13: 9780406959492
• ISBN10: 0406959498
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

There is perhaps no profession--outside the legal profession itself--that is more greatly affected by the recent onslaught of changes in the law in areas as diverse as human rights and data protection, than the journalistic profession. McNae's Essential Law for Journalists , now in its 17th edition, is the definitive guide to developments in the law as they affect journalists.

Author Biography

Tom Welsh, Editor of the MEDIA LAWYER newsletter. Walter Greenwood, Law Consultant, Trinity Mirror Training, Newcastle upon Tyne, formerly editor (training), Thomson Regional Newspapers and Chair, Law Examinations Board, NCTJ.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Late news	xvii
1 Introduction	1	(12)
2 Starting proceedings: reporting the courts	13	(10)
3 Crimes	23	(6)
4 Magistrates courts: summary proceedings	29	(8)
5 Magistrates courts: preliminary hearings	37	(10)
6 Juveniles in the news	47	(22)
7 The crown court and the appeal courts	69	(12)
8 Sexual offences and other statutory restrictions	81	(12)
9 Magistrates courts: civil functions	93	(4)
10 The civil courts	97	(10)
11 Admission to the courts and access to court information	107	(20)
12 Challenging the courts	127	(28)
13 Divorce	155	(4)
14 Bankruptcy and company liquidation	159	(4)
15 Inquests	163	(4)
16 Tribunals and inquiries	167	(12)
17 Contempt of court	179	(30)
18 Defamation	209	(20)
19 What the claimant must prove	229	(14)
20 How much protection?	243	(44)
21 Criminal libel, slander, and malicious falsehoods	287	(12)
22 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act	299	(6)
23 Breach of confidence	305	(22)
24 The journalist's sources	327	(26)
25 Race relations	353	(4)
26 Election law	357	(4)
27 Information from government	361	(36)
28 Copyright	397	(14)
29 Official secrets	411	(18)
30 Human Rights Act 1998	429	(12)
31 The Codes	441	(10)
32 Privacy	451	(28)
33 Data Protection Act 1998	479	(18)
34 The broadcast journalist	497	(12)
35 Northern Ireland	509	(8)
Glossary	517	(8)
Book list	525	(4)
Appendix: Will your story contravene the Official Secrets Act?	529	(10)
Index	539