Publish and be Damned?: Staying Out of Court

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Publish and be Damned?: Staying Out of Court


Dates:

16 September 2008 (a one-day course)

 

Price:

£349+VAT (a number of discounts are available)

 

Venue:

The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)


Book course online or phone +44 (0)20 8874 2718 for availability

 

"I thought the tutor extremely well informed and the material well suited to what I needed from the course. In addition, I found the course lively, interesting and filled with salient anecdotes that enlivened the material. Bob was very personable with an excellent approach tailored to delegates' needs."

Michael O'Mara Books delegate



Writers, editors, web site creators, publishers and their managers need more than ever to be aware of how the law can impinge on what they produce.


Recent high-profile court cases in the UK and abroad illustrate how paper and web publishers can be caught out and cost their company huge sums of money. And changes in UK law will increase access to a larger group of potential libel litigants and so boost the risk of claims against publishers.


This one-day course will show you how to:

 

  • avoid the legal pitfalls of libel and defamation
  • decide when it's time to seek legal advice
  • deal effectively with complaints and disputes
  • steer clear of expensive court cases.

 

Intended for editors, writers and publishers, the course won't turn you into a lawyer, but it will help you avoid potentially costly problems in this constantly changing field.


Note: this course is an updated version of an earlier course, Editorial Law: Publish and be Damned?

Programme

  • Defamation
  • Libel
  • The problems of web publishing
  • Handling complaints
  • Group exercises on libel
  • Other legal issues, including copyright and trademarks
  • Good housekeeping practices

 

Who will benefit from this course?
Managing Editors (books and journals); Commissioning Editors (books and journals); Editorial Directors/Commercial Directors.


Your tutor
Robert Hutchinson is an experienced journalist and publisher. He spent 14 years at Jane's Information Group, becoming Publishing Director and New Product Development Director. Now a freelance writer and consultant, he is a libel reader for several publishers as well as Chairman of the media side of the Defence, Press and Media Advisory Committee (the old "D-Notice" Committee).


We also offer Digital Publishing Law.


Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.


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Dates: 16 September 2008

Price: £349+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

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Course title:
Publish and be Damned?: Staying Out of Court
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£349 +VAT
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16 September 2008