Mediaregulation Archieven

* This guest post was written by Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy

In its judgment of 15 March 2022 in the case of OOO Memo v. Russia, the ECtHR warned for “the risks that court proceedings instituted with a view to limiting public participation bring for democracy“.

This approach referred to an earlier comment by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe calling for urgent action against “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs).

Especially in defamation cases the ECtHR has found violations [Read more…] about Belgium: A model for the transposition of the EU anti-SLAPP Directive – Dirk Voorhoof

The two most authoritative legal rankings for lawyers have recently been published: Chambers and Legal 500. The Kennedy Van der Laan media team has again been awarded top rankings in both guides in the category media and entertainment (see Chambers and Legal 500).

Jens van den Brink is mentioned as ‘notable practitioner’ in the Chambers ranking: “Jens van den Brink has been especially active recently in handling defamation and copyright disputes for broadcasters and newspapers. Clients say he is “very good, he knows what he is talking about and he always reacts very promptly.” He advised UPC Nederland on a dispute in which a German rights holder organisation was seeking to disclose the identity of UPC subscribers who had exchanged pirated movies.” Legal500 [Read more…] about Top rankings for media team Kennedy Van der Laan

Mediaregulation

Footer