Alan Watts

Head of UK Commercial Litigation & Head of UK Class Actions at global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (comments are personal, not the firm's nor legal advice)

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Indonesia drafts law allowing media outlets to receive payments from digital platforms that carry their content - https://t.co/z6mtrM4ez1.

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Home Office threatened with #libel action in relation to criticisms of Prevent Watch, contained in a leaked independent report on the Government's Prevent programme - https://t.co/3mM2ewiljp.

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Lawyer Dinah Rose KC sues The Times for #libel in relation to comments it published about her representation of the Cayman Islands at a Privy Council hearing relating to same-sex marriage - https://t.co/GwrtOHcEAB.

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The Court of Justice of the European Union have ruled that ‘Every person has the right to know to whom his or her personal data have been disclosed’. https://t.co/EpevMAOA9t

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Ohio and New Jersey join over 20 other states in banning the use of Tik Tok on governmental devices #privacy. https://t.co/jCOlFzoza4

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Alex Jones’ attorney, Norm Pattis, has been suspended from practice following a data leak of Sandy Hook families’ sensitive medical information #privacy. https://t.co/T95saPtGMn

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Claims by the United States SEC that FTT exchange tokens are "securities" may have important implications in the proposed class action against Voyager Digital Holdings and Mark Cuban in the federal court in Miami. https://t.co/6hg7AHUtcl

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Council of Attorneys General signals support for proposed law reform in Australia to protect media companies from liability for defamatory third-party comments on their platforms. https://t.co/63MS438YOY

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Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in the $1.6 billion #defamation claim by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News about vote-rigging claims made during the 2020 US presidential election. https://t.co/1l11MwUWJi

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Donald Trump filed a #defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board for giving prizes to The New York Times and Washington Post for coverage of the alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. https://t.co/8D63cUCnob

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India proposes a new #privacy law with provisions for easier cross border #data transfers https://t.co/R6KmDwBsPr

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Professional golfer, Patrick Reed, sues several news outlets for #defamation. https://t.co/CGvF9BAki5

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Johnny Depp has filed an appeal against Amber Heard's #defamation counterclaim win. https://t.co/7fsQ4cclhf

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Australia introduces new #Privacy bill following recent data leaks. Companies who fail to protect consumers' data can face $50 million or more in penalties. It will give the Australian Information Commissioner new information gathering and sharing powers. https://t.co/Rxz3CUxkdk

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Hans Neimann files $100 million #defamation lawsuit against World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen after he was accused of cheating against the Champion.
https://t.co/CYFckrU7nO

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Prince Harry, Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and other high profile individuals sue the Daily Mail for breaches of #privacy https://t.co/Kjo1nI9PKB

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Rebekah Vardy has been ordered to pay 90% of Coleen Rooney's legal fees in the Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney libel case https://t.co/JudO9gy3Kx

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Trump files $475 million #defamation lawsuit against CNN https://t.co/MKpJ9JdwmS

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TikTok may face a £27m fine for a possible breach of UK #dataprotection law in relation to protecting children's #privacy on the platform https://t.co/3RY3bQtvK3.

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Australia plans #privacy overhaul after huge telecom data leak https://t.co/b88jvZsDZd.