The Media Disputes: Defamation, Privacy & Reputation Management Forum

Registration
09:00

Chairperson's Welcome
09:30

Highlighting Ongoing Cases and Key Decisions in the Last Year of Media Litigation
09:40

• An overview of the cases before the Media and Communications List and their focus
• Procedural innovations to the Media and Communications List
• The media disputes landscape today

Exploring Claimant and Defendant Perspectives on SLAPPs: Overblown or Under-Recorded?
10:10

• Improving early dismissal provisions while maintaining access to justice
• The effectiveness of current Court provisions to curtail SLAPPs
• The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

Networking & Refreshment Break
10:55

Addressing What Constitutes Serious Harm in Media Litigation
11:15

• Navigating unsettled litigation territory
• Identifying serious harm to character
• Relevance of pre-existing reputation to determining serious harm

Adapting to the Multi-Claim Crack Down on Defamation, Data Protection and Breach of Privacy
12:00

• Courts moving away from multi-claims
• Determining the best claim and route to justice
• Relevance and role of meaning in different claims

Networking & Lunch Break
12:45

Navigating Client Reputation Management: Combined PR and Legal Considerations
13:45

• Avenues to justice minimising reputational damage
• Advocating for clients in the court of public opinion
• Developing online strategies for clients throughout and following disputes
• Managing reputation internationally in a 24/7 media eco-system

Assessing Routes to Justice in Relation to Swift Resolution and Managing Client Costs
14:30

• Who can afford to fight cases?
• Methods to make legal fees affordable for clients
• The current state of resolution: settlement and litigation
• The rise of individuals crowdfunding court fees

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:15

Examining the Rise of AI and Determining Culpability for Privacy, Defamation, and Data Protection Breaches
15:35

• The state of play for reputational concern from AI generation
• Adapting to the risk of IP infringement by AI
• Determining culpability for privacy, defamation, and data protection breaches
• Avenues for litigation under current laws

Adapting to Impending Challenges in the Media Disputes Regulatory and Client Landscape
16:20

• The increase of individuals as defendants as well as claimants
• Online Safety Act implications over the next few years
• Media disputes in an increasingly social media focused world

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
17:05