You are welcome to email us any questions you might have regarding the final exam. In the interest of fairness, the questions will be posted here anonymously and the replies will be available for all to see.

Please check back in the coming days. The most recent questions an answers will be posted at the [...]

PLEASE NOTE THAT TO ACCOMMODATE WORKING STUDENTS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL EXAM HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 6:30 PM ON WEDNESDAY 2 MAY.

The UK Supreme Court last month delivered an important judgment on the Reynolds (or public interest) defence to defamation actions in the case of Flood v Times Newspapers [2011] UKSC 11.

You should read this judgment, which is available here on the Supreme Court Web site.

Hint: You might find it easier to start by reading the Supreme [...]

In this final class, we will conclude our study of the law of copyright, review key points from the course this past semester and distribute the final exam. This is a take-home exam and must be completed no later than Wednesday May 2. Please note that no new lecture handouts will be distributed at this final class and you are [...]

Copyright/Internet Issues
Lecturer: Sky Canaves

In the age of the Internet, copyright issues have become increasingly more important for  both traditional and online media. What major copyright issues arise for both media  companies and individual journalists? How has the increase in online publications complicated the conflict between copyright violations versus fair dealing/fair use? What [...]

Media Law in China

Guest Speaker: Professor Fu Hualing of the Faculty of Law

Lecturer: Sky Canaves

Professor Fu will introduce the authoritarian structure of the Chinese media and look at the challenges it is facing through commercialization and the growth of social media such as Weibo.

Sky, a former reporter for the Wall Street [...]

Libel/Defamation 3: Review and Clicker Exercise

In this class, we will complete our review of the law of libel and test our knowledge in this area with a clicker exercise.

Please note the important recent case of Flood v Times Newspapers [2012] UKSC 11 on the Reynolds defence decided by the UK Supreme Court last week

For [...]

Date: Monday, April 2, 2012
Time: 1-2 pm
Venue: Shum Wai Yau Reading Room, Eliot Hall, The University of Hong Kong (see map)
Speaker: Peggy Valcke (Research professor and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)

TV is becoming smart, social, hybrid, connected to the internet [...]

Libel/Defamation 2

What roles do malice, motive and mistake play in libel cases? What are the defenses of justification, fair comment and privilege? How are damages assessed? Under what circumstances can a journalist face criminal libel?
Case Studies:
Public officials/figures
–New York Times v. Sullivan 1964 (US) (actual malice standard, [...]

We will meet at 6:15 sharp in the lobby area of the High Court in Admiralty near Pacific Place. A map of the exact location is here.

Please note that the discussion will be off-the-record and photography is not allowed in the courtroom.