The High Court has overturned the conviction of a man who tweeted a joke about blowing up an airport, bringing an end to the long-running ‘Twitter joke trial’. The conviction of Paul Chambers for sending a menacing electronic communication via Twitter was challenged earlier this year (8 February) by his barrister Ben Emmerson QC of Matrix Chambers, instructed by Preiskel & Co head of media David Allen Green.
July 27, 2012 at 07:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The High Court has overturned the conviction of a man who tweeted a joke about blowing up an airport, bringing an end to the long-running ‘Twitter joke trial’.
The conviction of Paul Chambers for sending a menacing electronic communication via Twitter was challenged earlier this year (8 February) by his barrister Ben Emmerson QC of Matrix Chambers, instructed by Preiskel & Co head of media David Allen Green.
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