The UK's political leaders this week reached broad agreement over a new system to regulate the press, but many lawyers remain unconvinced of the merits of the proposed reforms. The agreement, announced on Monday (18 March) after lengthy talks that ran into to the early hours of the morning, saw the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats approve a draft royal charter in the wake of last year's Leveson Inquiry into media standards. Key provisions within the charter include handing the regulator power to direct the nature, extent and placement of corrections and apologies, while publishers that do not sign up to the new regulatory system could be subject to exemplary damages.
March 21, 2013 at 08:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Royal charter plan for post-Leveson media regulation raises concerns over impact on freedom of press
The UK’s political leaders this week reached broad agreement over a new system to regulate the press, but many lawyers remain unconvinced of the merits of the proposed reforms.
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