If you get chance to book Magistrates In The Community through The Magistrates' Association, I couldn’t recommend more. An amazing chance for the children to be part of a mock trial, and discuss our justice system. Our Y6s LOVED it!

Ok HM Courts and Tribunals Service - it’s nearly time to kick off about how long Manchester county court / civil justice centre is taking to respond to emails again

Save quality journalism education. NUJ backs NCTJ campaign urging the reversal of planned cuts to journalism course funding. "The need for high-quality, accurate, ethical journalism has never been greater." nuj.org.uk/resource/save-…

This change would - if nothing else - certainly stop journalists being abused for trying to write accurate headlines which do not include the word ‘rape’ when the accused of charged with sexual activity with a child under 16. One of those areas readers struggle with

Charlie Moloney Yes because I can’t count the number of times somebody posts ‘fixed it for you’ on a headline about sexual activity with a child and thereby accuses the defendant of a rape that they haven’t been tried for.

"Often, it is entirely appropriate for skeleton arguments also to be available to members of the public who wish to understand the hearing...advocates should come to a public hearing, prepared promptly to provide their skeleton argument..." [5] Fordham J bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

If you want to book your place on TheAJEUK Summer Conference at University of Derby on June 26-27 celebrating #journalism and why it matters, it’s your last chance - as registration closes tomorrow (June 19)! Find out more on the link below ⬇️ ajeuk.org/call-for-paper… #AJE25

Very much looking forward to speaking at this The Observer event on Friday at Sheffield DocFest, on how to bring podcast investigations to the screen - looks like I'll be letting the car take the strain as industrial action will prevent me enjoying the glories of CrossCountry Trains...

PL: My latest article; Tracing the Drax family’s millions – a story of British landed gentry, slavery and sugar plantations theconversation.com/tracing-the-dr… via The Conversation

Congratulations to Richard Jones for a fantastic inaugural court reporting symposium University of Salford

Write to your MP, and ask them to sign Early Day Motion 1046 - News journalism and artificial intelligence tools. The NUJ is calling for greater transparency by developers of artificial intelligence models on the sources of the data used to train and inform technologies.

“If the media report nothing else about these sentencing remarks, let them report the following…” as HHJ Simon says society should “stand against the scourge of knives…” judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

If you would like to be a member of the Tribunal which considers FOI and other information rights cases, applications are now open for multiple appointments - this is a very important role, please consider it if relevant to you apply.judicialappointments.digital/vacancy/CZvcwd…

Tribunal gags press in SLAPP case: lawgazette.co.uk/news/tribunal-…

Polly Rippon Lisa Bradley Sian Harrison 🌻 Sandra Loy Jenny Eells NCTJ Helen Johnston Barnie Choudhury The Trial Nick Frame Great to see you too Polly Rippon and enjoyed your presentation. Thought the whole day was excellent. #medialaw

On 17 July IBP will host a panel discussion on the use of AI in public relations and journalism. The NUJ will be represented by Sian Harrison, who chairs the union's PR & Communications Industrial Council. nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-even…

Great to catch up with some familiar faces and meet a few new media law and court reporting experts. NCTJ Sian Harrison 🌻 Lisa Bradley The Trial Barnie Choudhury Amanda Ball Sandra Loy

A blogpost on what the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 will do. It’s essentially an amending statute: practitioners should look mostly to how it changes UK GDPR, DPA 2018 and PECR informationrightsandwrongs.com/2025/06/20/wha…

#SaudiaArabia: Why is there so little reporting in European media of the execution by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of journalist Turki al-Jasser, over anonymous social media posts? We're contacting orgs to find out more - check back: londonfreelance.org/fl/2506turki-a…

AI and copyright: a post-Data Bill UK timeline into 2026 pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analys… from Out-Law News Undertakings in the DUA Act legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/18/… Pending consultation outcome gov.uk/government/con… #DUAAct #genAI #IPlaw #techpolicy