Last 30 posts
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Media law developments in the third quarter of 2021
October 12, 2021 -
Ramos takes on Independent Newspapers – lessons in co-regulation and accountability
June 9, 2021 -
When David met Judge Goliath – SLAPPs in SA law
February 24, 2021 -
The spy who notified me: Six-love to amaBhungane in the RICA Constitutional Court case
February 9, 2021 -
Manuel v Malema in the Supreme Court of Appeal
December 23, 2020 -
Season 1 of media law podcasts now complete: Publish responsibly
May 22, 2020 -
Media law Podcast – Episode 4 (Media ethics)
May 15, 2020 -
More media law podcasts – disinformation and surveillance
May 7, 2020 -
Webber Wentzel media law podcasts
April 24, 2020 -
COVID-19 and location surveillance
April 20, 2020 -
Criminalising fake news about COVID-19
March 25, 2020 -
Snowden, Sam Sole, Sutherland and Surveillance
September 20, 2019 -
Why waving the apartheid flag is hate speech
September 12, 2019 -
Manuel v Malema and the legal consequences of fake news
June 3, 2019 -
Identifying suspects: Cliff Richard v the BBC, and SA law
August 28, 2018 -
Inxeba – Court papers
April 5, 2018 -
Henri van Breda, Visvanathan Ponnan and cameras in the court
June 29, 2017 -
The Hate Speech Bill and satire
March 6, 2017 -
Signal jamming, parliamentary broadcasts, evicting MPs, and access to share registers – the appeal courts speak
October 8, 2016 -
ANC Legal Research Group workshop on the Protection of State Information Bill
August 23, 2016 -
Media law and free speech in 2015 and 2016 so far
February 27, 2016 -
The timely demise of criminal defamation law
October 4, 2015 -
Are some politicians scandalising the court?
July 17, 2015 -
Access to court papers is part of open justice
June 22, 2015 -
“It tolls for open justice” – City of Cape Town v Sanral
April 13, 2015 -
Democratic Alliance v African National Congress – The Nkandla SMS case
January 30, 2015 -
2014: A Bumper Year for Media Law
January 24, 2015 -
Lights, Camera, Oscar!* — Did Judge Masipa find in her judgment that the broadcast led to an unfair trial?
October 20, 2014 -
Media Law Newsletter – August 2014
August 15, 2014 -
Griekwastad convicted murderer turns 18 — now may we identify him?
August 15, 2014
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