All Libel and defamation articles – Page 3
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NewsNews focus: SLAPPs - lawyers are still poles apart
Controversial lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone has triggered fresh public debate on UK libel and defamation tactics. But the prospect of further reform to combat so-called SLAPPs continues to divide the profession.
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NewsLaw lecturers' Twitter libel spat reaches court
Facebook post which was republished years later in a Twitter thread is at the centre of the High Court claim.
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NewsPermission to appeal denied in high-profile defamation claim
Judges said they would provide reasoning for their decision ‘shortly’ following the half-day hearing of Amersi v Leslie and anor appeal application.
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NewsMedia lawyers take aim at Law Society over SLAPPs
Representative body accuses Chancery Lane of 'succumbing to a one-sided narrative'.
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NewsIBA 2023: Bar chair floats 'ingenious' plan to curb SLAPPs
Those pursuing abusive claims to stifle legitimate criticism and debate should be liable in damages for acting against the public interest, Nick Vineall KC proposes.
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NewsEditors say government plans on SLAPPS not good enough
Standalone legislation should be introduced to really tackle abuse of legal system.
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NewsClaimants lose bid for disclosure over Trustpilot reviews
Granting of a Norwich Pharmacal order requires balancing of rights, head of the media list rules.
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NewsJudge right to award lying libel claimant £1 damages, appeal rules
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor 'attempted to obtain an advantage by deceiving the court'.
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NewsNews focus: BBC presenter saga – a crisis that got out of control
Libel, privacy, criminal and employment law issues jostled for prominence in the scandal that arose over the alleged behaviour of a BBC presenter. Lawyers assess the likely fallout from a crisis that spiralled out of control.
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NewsJudge ends solicitor's libel claim over client's online comment
Appeal finds that the case had made no progress in over three years, with the claimant largely to blame.
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NewsHigh-profile defamation case dismissed by judge
Claim brought by Conservative Party donor against former MP ‘fanciful and devoid of reality’, head of media list rules.
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NewsPackham's 'exemplary' solicitor suffered 'gratuitous' abuse
Leigh Day solicitors were subjected to 'offensive exchanges' in defamation case brought on behalf of naturalist Chris Packham.
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NewsNewspaper apologises to KC over 'cab rank' libel
The Times incorrectly reported that bar regulator had made adverse decision against Dinah Rose KC.
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NewsRenewed SLAPPs clampdown is not 'anti-lawyer', LSB insists
Umbrella regulator redoubling efforts to curb strategic lawsuits against public participation and NDA misuse.
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NewsYou should have read the CPR, judge tells litigant in person
Court turns down request to extend one-year limitation period applicable to libel claims.
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NewsBarrister's claims against police dismissed as 'abuse of process'
Judge said barrister's 'approach to legal analysis...should be seriously discouraged'.
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NewsSLAPPs: Solicitors ignorant of reporting duties, SRA review finds
Law firm visits found senior lawyers handling reputation management cases were not aware of SRA guidance on abusive litigation.