Princess Caroline (page 232)

Princess Caroline has won her claim under Article 8. The ruling must be taken into account by courts in Britain and should make it easier for celebrities to bring privacy claims against newspapers.

Here is my report of the case. The full judgment may be read here.

Adam Musa King (page 218)

Adam Musa King’s claim against The Sunday Telegraph was settled today when the newspaper’s publishers apologised and agreed to pay him a “substantial sum” in damages and his “reasonable costs”. Peter Carter-Ruck and Partners said that the settlement was a “very considerable success” for the no-win, no-fee arrangements under which it represented its client.

Read the statement in open court here.

PCC Code of Practice (page 255)

A new Code of Practice comes into force today. This version:
• Re-emphasises that editors and publishers have the ultimate duty of care to implement the Code.
• Stresses that its rules apply to all editorial contributors, including non-journalists.
• Makes clear that it covers online versions of publications as well as printed copies.
• Insists that publications which are criticised in adverse adjudications should include a reference to the PCC in the headline.
• Extends the protection of private correspondence to include digital communications – prohibiting the interception of private or mobile telephone calls, messages or emails, unless in the public interest.
• Introduces a new rule to prevent payment to criminals for material which seeks to exploit, glorify or glamorise crime.
• Tightens the rules so that a newspaper which paid a criminal in the belief that it would elicit material in the public interest could not publish if no public interest emerged.