All Libel and defamation articles
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NewsCosts success for Banksy over 'unreasonable' libel claim
‘Proceedings were deployed to exert pressure relying upon Banksy’s well-known concern to preserve his anonymity,’ judge finds.
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NewsFormer employee posted defamatory reviews of solicitor
Solicitor’s libel claim over probate executive’s one-star reviews gets green light.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Alex Wilson, RPC
Represents journalist Owen Jones in a libel claim brought by Raphael Berg, Middle East Editor of BBC News online.
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NewsJudge makes first 'statutory SLAPP' declaration
Claimant's behaviour in Dan Neidle case was 'not recognisable as properly conducted litigation'.
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Opinion'Jungle' book
Elizabeth Wiggin reviews 'Better Call Louis: Adventures in the media jungle' by Louis Charalambous.
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NewsClient's emails accusing firm of fraud were defamatory
Client sent six emails in a month in response to an invoice for £34,500 from London firm.
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NewsLaw lecturer brings action against student over 'sex-for-marks' defamation
Case will proceed to trial following High Court ruling on meaning of email to university staff.
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NewsDrop 'SLAPP' assault, top media lawyer urges SRA
Regulator's campaign against abusive 'lawfare' suffers two tribunal defeats in a week.
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OpinionThe SRA must move on from SLAPPs
Regulatory assault on media lawyers for 'strategic litigation against public participation' is now doing more harm than good.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Daniel Jennings, Shakespeare Martineau
Represented Richard Taylor in a libel claim against Pathe Productions, Baby Cow Productions and comedian Steve Coogan over how the academic was portrayed in The Lost King.
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OpinionTrump v BBC? What a UK defamation fight would really look like
Strip away the political theatre and the law is clear: any claimant, even a US President, faces real hurdles under the Defamation Act 2013.
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OpinionAspiring Nobel Peace Prize candidate conducts lawfare
President Trump’s defamation claim against the BBC has brought out lawyers and non-lawyers in force to give advice.
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NewsLost King defamation action settles ahead of trial
Feature film depicted academic as 'smug, unduly dismissive and patronising'.
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NewsTax lawyer Neidle facing £8m libel claim from barrister
Former Clifford Chance tax chief has applied for the action to be struck out as a SLAPP.
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OpinionFighting for the right to say your piece
David Pickup reviews 'On the Law of Speaking Freely' by Adam Tomkins.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Gaelyn Fuhrmann, Wiggin
Successfully represented the Guardian in a libel challenge brought by actor Noel Clarke concerning allegations of sexual misconduct published by the newspaper.
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NewsCarter-Ruck partner wants alleged SLAPP prosecution thrown out
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will hear summary dismissal application in December.
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NewsCarter-Ruck partner prosecuted by SRA for alleged SLAPP
Firm says it will fully support leading defamation lawyer against allegations of 'improper threat'.
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NewsZahawi solicitor to appeal tribunal decision on email threat
Osborne Clarke partner says tribunal's findings were 'irrational and unsustainable'.