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The Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law

Editor in Chief - Dr Peter Coe, University of Birmingham

 

Frequency: Quarterly
Type: Journal
Format: Print
ISSN: 17467616

Pricing:
£560.00 (1 year)
£1,070.00 (2 years)

 

 

Authoritative comment and analysis delivered to your desk, 4 times a year

Communications Law is a well-respected, peer reviewed, quarterly journal covering the broad spectrum of legal issues arising in the telecoms, IT and media industries. Each issue brings you opinion and discussion from the field of communications law.

Benefit from:

•  Editorial comment
•  Coverage of pertinent UK and international issues
•  Authoritative commentary and analysis
•  First-hand experience in the field from a dedicated panel of industry experts

Make sure you are up-to-date with the legal issues affecting your company, right now.

 

Editorial Board
Paul Chamberlain, JMW Solicitors
Clive Davies, Independent Legal Consultant
Brian Dowrick, University of South Wales
Faith Gordon, ANU College of Law, The Australian National University
Howard Johnson, Cardiff Law School, City University London & University of Exeter 
Rebecca Moosavian, University of Leeds
Rem Noormohamed, Fieldfisher
Laura Scaife, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Judith Townend, University of Sussex
Paul Wragg, University of Leeds
Campbell Deane, Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co

Contents from previous issues:

 

Communications Law 30.2 (June 2025) contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• SLAPPs in England and Wales: The issues and the evidence
  Paul Wragg
• Journalism as the lifeblood of democracy: How can we ensure
  it is protected?
  Dr Gemma Horton
• Case note and comment
• Recent Developments

 

 

Communications Law 29.3 contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• Models of regulating the amplification of online content: A comparative study of the EU’s Digital Services Act and the UK’s Online Safety Act - João Tornada
• The Defamation Act 2013 – 10 Years Later – Daniel Shaw and Mollie Jackson
• Recent Developments

Communications Law 29.2 contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• Editorial standards in transgender reporting: how do the UK press regulators navigate complaints and controversies?– Dimitris Akrivos
• Same as it ever was: no room for talking heads! National security, free speech and judicial deference – Steve Foster
• Recent Developments

Communications Law 29.1 contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• Navigating freezones in the influencerdom: a shadowlands guide – Alexandros Antoniou
• Recent Developments

Communications Law 28.4 contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• The Lost Clause – Exploring the potential impact of amendments to the definition of harm to children in the UK’s Online Safety Bill – Ellie Colegate
• Exemplary Damages and Misuse of Private Information – Judith Skillen
• Responsible Exit from IT Service Contracts – Clive Davies
• Recent Developments

Communications Law 28.3 contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• Free speech, equality and diversity: the legitimacy of controlling content-based expression under the ECHR and in domestic law – Steve Foster
• Forced Faming: How the Law Can Protect Against Non-Consensual Recording and Distributing of a Person’s Voice or Image – Dr Hayleigh Bosher
• Case Notes & Comments
• Recent Developments

Communications Law 28.2 contents:

• Editorial: A journalism Standards Code for modern journalism
• In Brief
• ‘Tomorrow it could be you’ – The right to privacy of public figures in the UK and in Switzerland – Rozerin Hulaku
• Case Notes & Comments: Enacting the Right to be an Exception: Developing VAL©
• Book Reviews
• Recent Developments

Communications Law 28.1 contents:

• Editorial
• In Brief
• You can’t be serious: assessing triviality in data breach claims – Pepin Aslett
• Will the EU Media Freedom Act (EMFA) be able to strengthening the protection of journalistic sources? – Dirk Voorfoof
• The Online Safety Bill: a failure to regulate false information online – Henrietta Catley
• Case Notes & Comments
• Recent Developments