Includes bibliographical references and index.

How law is made -- The legal system -- Criminal courts and procedure -- Courts and procedure -- Human rights and English law -- Contempt of court -- Access to the courts -- General reporting restrictions -- Reporting restrictions in criminal cases -- Reporting restrictions concerning children -- Reporting the family court -- Reporting inquests -- Reporting tribunals, inquiries and insolvency -- Challenging reporting restrictions -- Defamation -- Defences and remedies for defamation -- Malicious falsehood -- Breach of confidence -- Privacy -- Trespass, harassment and unethical behaviour -- Protecting sources and source material -- Data protection -- Copyright -- IPSO and the editors' Code of practice of the Press Complaints Commission -- The OFCOM code -- Official secrets -- Reporting local government -- Reporting elections -- Freedom of information -- Race and religion.