Contents:
1. Introduction
pt. 1. Crime, c;ourts, and tribunals;
2. Crime : media coverage prior to any court case;
3. Crimes : categories and definitions;
4. Magistrates courts : the most serious criminal cases;
5. Magistrates courts : summary cases;
6. Criminal cases in the Crown courts and appeal courts;
7. Juveniles in criminal, ASBO, and drink ban proceedings;
8. Sexual offences;
9. Other court reporting restrictions;
10. Civil courts;
11. Family courts;
12. Open justice and access to court information;
13. Challenging the courts;
14. Coroners courts;
15. Tribunals and public inquiries;
16. Contempt of court;
pt. 2. Defamation and related law;
17. Defamation;
18. What the claimant must prove;
19. Defences;
20. The Reynolds defence;
21. Criminal libel, slander, and malicious falsehoods;
22. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974;
pt. 3. Confidentiality, privacy, and copyright;
23. Breach of confidence;
24. Privacy;
25. The Data Protection Act 1998;
26. Children and privacy;
27. Copyright;
pt. 4. Information and expression : rights, sources and boundaries;
28. Freedom of Information Act 2000;
29. Other information rights and access to meetings;
30. Reporting elections;
31. Official secrets;
32. The journalist's sources;
33. Terrorism and the effect of counter-terrorism law;
34. The incitement of hate;
pt. 5. Photography, filming and videoing;
35. Photography, filming and videoing;
pt. 6. Northern Ireland;
36. Northern Ireland