All Libel and defamation articles – Page 8
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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.
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NewsDenial: Penguin suit
Film portrayal of David Irving libel action breaks new ground for Hollywood.
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ProfileFamily’s victory in Katie Hopkins libel case
Adam Tudor represented the Mahmood family, who received a full apology from the Mail columnist over two articles.
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NewsWhiplash doctor sues for libel over insurer’s ‘guilty’ claim
Medic prepares legal challenge after Ageas released statement on court decision.
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ProfileApology for defamatory article
Persephone Bridgman Baker acted for woman wrongly identified on newspaper website.
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News‘Reasonable’ costs bill halved under proportionality test
Senior costs judge had originally set costs at £167,389 after a privacy action against the Mirror Group settled for £20,000.
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NewsCrucial privacy costs case heading to Supreme Court
Newspaper argues costs recoverability incompatible with European law.
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FeatureThe media, defamation and lawyers
Libel claimants may have higher hurdles to clear, but the proliferation of social media and privacy instructions is keeping lawyers busy.
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FeatureDefamation: serious harm revisited
Evidence and likelihood of harm are now critical tests in defamation cases.