All Libel and defamation articles – Page 2
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NewsSRA to take no action on 'textbook SLAPP' complaint
Firm did not know that libel claim brought by Russian mercenary group founder was based on lies.
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OpinionLord chief justice and the flat earth libel
A litigant in person's conspiracy theories received short shrift in 1875 defamation trial.
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NewsJudge throws out libel and data misuse claims over Olympic boxer documentary
High Court finds both libel and misuse of private information claims had ‘no realistic prospect of success’.
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NewsZahawi solicitor misused 'without prejudice', SRA tells tribunal in first SLAPPs case
Osborne Clarke partner denies all allegations against him, as tax commentator and former magic circle partner Dan Neidle gives evidence.
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NewsJudge throws out solicitor's claim over 'AVOID AVOID' Google review
Poster had said solicitor was ‘rude, abrasive, unhelpful and bitter’ - but serious harm was not proved.
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NewsSolicitor sues former client over negative Google reviews
Former client ‘categorically’ denies writing the reviews which lawyer claims were intended to put people off instructing her firm.
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NewsFormer City partner leads 'press justice' body
Reputation, privacy and media law discussed at Press Justice Project's first major conference.
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News'SLAPP' tribunal to hear evidence about 'highly unusual features' of Zahawi threat
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hears dispute over evidence sought by regulator on industry practice in defamation matters.
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NewsCampaigners call for resurrection of standalone SLAPPs bill
Event in parliament hears pleas for legislative vehicle to prevent abusive legal threats after general election thwarted last attempt.
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NewsEx-MP secures costs cut over Sunday Times libel claim
Victoria McCloud rules that losing a phone with key information was a ‘serious matter’.
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NewsRebekah Vardy challenges Coleen Rooney’s £2m legal bill
Footballers’ wives return to High Court over cost dispute with claimed costs including stay at Nobu Hotel.
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NewsMemory lane
Quindell’s libel victory, England’s first black High Court judge, and court dress: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsHigh Court throws out Swiss lawyer’s libel claim over Wikipedia page
High Court finds England ‘not most appropriate’ jurisidiction to bring Matthew Parish’s libel claim against Wikimedia over forgery conviction published on site.
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NewsSomething of the night lawyer
McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists weighs in at an impressive 601 pages.
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OpinionSLAPPs and SLAPPers
There is a 'rising tide' of strategic lawsuits against public participation.
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NewsAcademic wins damages from ex-colleague in case highlighting 'toxic' use of social media
Confidential details and a deleted Facebook screenshot were shared by Huddersfield law lecturer.
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NewsJudge gives MP Bridgen chance to amend case in Hancock tweet dispute
Claim by MP Andrew Bridgen against former health secretary Matthew Hancock ‘defective’ but ‘capable of being cured’.
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NewsCourt hears strike-out application in MPs' fight over allegedly libellous tweet
Court told MP Andrew Bridgen is not named in Matt Hancock’s tweet at the centre of the claim.