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competitive rates. Our charging approach is both transparent
and geared to the options open to our clients. Our
solicitors generally charge by reference to time spent but
we can often agree fixed fees for specific work or in some
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ECHR rejects Max Mosley's bid for press pre-notification requirement
In response to an application by Max Mosley for a declaration that the
UK has a positive obligation to require the media to warn people in
advance that they intend to publish material affecting their right to
privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the
European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK does not have to
introduce such a rule in order to comply with Article 8. The court
noted that Article 10 of the Convention (which guarantees freedom of
expression) gave only a limited scope for limitations on the freedom of
the press, provided that publication was in the public interest. Having
regard to factors such as the chilling effect that a pre-notification
requirement might have, which would affect all areas of journalism
including the vital ones of political and investigative reporting; the
court's significant doubts as to the effectiveness of such a
requirement; and the wide discretion which ought to be permitted to
contracting states in this context, the court concluded that Article 8
did not oblige contracting states to impose a pre-notification
requirement. The ruling will come as a relief to the press, which has
consistently argued that a pre-notification requirement would threaten
legitimate press freedom. (Mosley v United Kingdom, Application no.
48009/08, 12 April 2011.)
PLC IPIT & Communications 12.05.2011
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Independent approach
We are an independent professional law firm here, not a legal factory turning out mass-produced products. In our experience, determined case-handling is more likely to produce effective results.
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Turnaround time
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careful legal work and precision but also the determination
to keep matters moving. They aim to work in clients' real
interests with energy and pragmatism.
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Communication skills
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