Media Law

Measures to assist community broadcasters, public service media and the radio sector will be incorporated into draft online safety legislation, ministers have announced. The Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill, which had reached committee stage when the Dáil was dissolved in January 2020, will now

Proposed legislation to establish a "first-of-its-kind" online safety regulator will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny by an Oireachtas committee starting today. The joint committee on media, tourism, arts, culture, sport and the Gaeltacht, which is progressing the bill "as a priority", will hear a b

The boutique media law specialist firm set up by high-profile Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has been acquired by Gateley for £2 million. TWEED, with offices in London, Dublin and Belfast, was launched in summer 2017 after Mr Tweed left Johnsons Solicitors.

Olivia O'Kane, partner and head of media and entertainments at Carson McDowell, examines a recent English court case concerning the authorship of a screenplay. In Julia Kogan v Nicholas Martin & others [2019] EWCA Civ 1645, a dispute arose over the authorship of the screenplay for the film Flore

Legislative plans to establish a "robust regulatory framework" to deal with the spread of harmful online content have been set out by the Government. Communications Minister Richard Bruton today published the general scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which he would be the first

Broadcasters will not be allowed to blacklist journalists because of who they work for under new legislation introduced in the Dáil. The Broadcasting (Amendment) (Protection of Journalism) Bill 2019 was introduced yesterday by Sinn Féin TDs David Cullinane and Seán Crowe.

New laws aimed at removing alcohol advertising from the "day-to-day lives" of children have come into effect. Under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, commenced yesterday, alcohol advertising in or on public service vehicles, at public transport stops or stations and within 200 metres of a school

Newspaper company Formpress Publishing, which owns 20 regional and local newspapers across Ireland, has been cleared to acquire The Midland Tribune and The Tullamore Tribune. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared the proposed acquisition, subject to binding commitment

Ofcom has fined the news channel RT £200,000 for serious failures to comply with its broadcasting rules – and required the channel to broadcast a summary of its findings to viewers. The regulator has rules in place requiring broadcast news to be presented with due impartiality and its in

Proposals backed by a senior European politician to ban anonymity on social media could have an adverse impact on people living under repressive regimes, media lawyers in Ireland have warned. German politician Manfred Weber, the frontrunner for next president of the European Commission, told a TV de

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has announced it has retained the legal services contract for Northern Ireland Screen following a competitive tender process, marking a total of 18 years working with the national screen agency. The firm, which has two offices in Belfast, has served as legal advisor

The Law Society of Ireland has invited solicitors to take part in a free five-week online course in arts, entertainment and media law. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which is worth 10 CPD points, will begin on Tuesday 7 May and provides an overview of law, business practices and commercial r