All Libel and defamation articles – Page 7
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NewsCourt of Appeal deals blow to libel tourists
Dispute over claims about the inventor of Bitcoin will not be heard in London.
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NewsCourt backs NHS solicitor accused of conspiracy against claimant
Email sent by in-house lawyer did not damage reputation of claimant who had been dishonest.
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FeatureFree speech victory or charter for higher costs?
The Supreme Court’s recent clarification of the ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation claims has been welcomed by newspapers as a victory for free speech.
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NewsProsecutor wins libel claim over Ben Stokes case criticism
Alison Morgan brought proceedings against The Times over article relating to prosecution decisions.
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NewsSolicitor loses libel claim against Facebook critic
In the latest 'serious harm' ruling, court rules that no material harm was done when only disgruntled ex-clients associate post with complainant.
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FeatureHow the law protects responsible journalism
The Court of Appeal was right to back public interest journalism.
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NewsHigh Court backs lawyer's ‘hatchet job’ libel claim
Andrew Reid, a former treasurer of UKIP, was subject of local paper article after he fenced off part of his land in Oxfordshire.
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NewsGoodbye Sue, Grabbit & Runne? Defamation cases at new low
Courts in England and Wales heard 49 cases last year, with celebrities making more use of privacy actions.
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NewsRock and Rolls
Sir Cliff Richard appeared at the Rolls Building in London last week to give evidence in a landmark privacy case that is testing the boundaries of media freedom.
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News25 pages in 11-point: judge's ultimatum to long-winded defendant
Court makes ruling allowing one final attempt after rejecting 'impenetrable’ 55 pages.
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NewsDetails emerge of Paradise Papers firm's action against media
BBC fails with application to move breach of confidence case to specialist media list.
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NewsLibel claimants face costs penalty for late acceptance of Part 36 offer
High street optician sued for defamation and accepted damages of £125,000, having originally claimed more than £21m.
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NewsSolicitor awarded £70,000 over 'perjury' libel
Judge dismisses part-time volunteer editor’s common-law ‘Reynolds’ defence.
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NewsAppeal court throws out libel claim over CPS press release
Lay readers understand special meaning behind lawyers' words, Lord Justice Simon rules.
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NewsSupreme Court confirms pre-Laspo position on recoverability
Three publishers who all lost at trial attempted to argue costs penalties infringed their rights to freedom of expression.
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NewsJudge allows extra court fee payment to push damages to £140k
Case believed to be one of the first times the court has increased damages and permitted a party to pay extra fee.
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News£24,000 damages for Katie Hopkins Twitter libels in ‘serious harm’ test
Media list judge rules that tweets by ‘rent-a-gob’ columnist Katie Hopkins ‘had tendency to cause harm’ to food writer Jack Monroe.
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NewsMedia law cases get their own court
Media and Communications List created in Queen’s Bench Division.