Dacre’s bid for watchdog role may rekindle old conflicts
Despite previously being one of the most vocal critics of the regulator, Dacre could mount a return to public life as the head of Ofcom.
14 February 2021 • 5:00am
Former Daily Mail Editor Paul Dacre
For Ian Katz, the novice director of programmes, it was an ideal edgy Channel 4 commission. Nobody would expect him to devote a chunk of the broadcaster’s budget and prime airtime to The World According to Paul Dacre.
In three one-hour documentaries, the former editor of the Daily Mail would “share his unique insights into the events and the people who defined the front page of his newspaper”. “
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The Sussexes quit royal duties last year (Image: GETTY) The majority of what was published was about the claimant s own behaviour, her feelings of anguish about her father s behaviour, as she saw it, and the resulting rift between them. These are inherently private and personal matters.
The judge also granted summary judgment in relation to most of Meghan s copyright claim.
But he said the issue of whether the 39-year-old was the sole author of the letter, or whether Jason Knauf, formerly communications secretary to the Sussexes, was a co-author , should be determined at a trial.
Meghan s legal action was announced during her and Harry s royal tour of Africa in October 2019 - months before they revealed plans to step back as senior royals (Image: GETTY)
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Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against UK newspaper
LONDON: Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has dubbed her victory in holding the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) to account as a “comprehensive win for privacy and copyright” because the damage they do “runs deep”. The 39-year-old wife of Britain’s Prince Harry also thanks her husband for his support through the process, after a London High Court ruling in her favour involving articles in February 2019 that published extracts of a “personal and private” letter to her estranged father. The former actress’ legal team had sought a “summary judgment” in the case, which was granted by Justice Mark Warby in the claim for misuse of private information against the publisher of the ‘Mail on Sunday’ and ‘MailOnline’. “The claimant had a reasonable expectation that the contents of the letter would remain private. The ‘Mail’ articles interfered with that reasonable expectation,” the ju
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britains Prince Harry, on Thursday (February 11), won her privacy claim against the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) at a High Court in London.