Wellers win MailOnline photos appeal
On 20 November 2015 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Weller & Ors v Associated Newspapers Limited. The publishers of the MailOnline website had appealed against the judgment of Dingemans J dated 16 April 2014 awarding… Read More »
Author’s cyberstalker imprisoned
A man who stalked best-selling US author Kristine Carlson for seven years has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment. Having apparently been told by a psychic that he would meet his future mother-in-law… Read More »
Condé Nast found in contempt of court
Yesterday the Administrative Court handed down judgment in contempt proceedings brought by the Attorney General against Condé Nast Publications Limited in which the publisher was found to be in contempt of court. The proceedings were… Read More »
Summary Judgment in Cheshire West case
At a lengthy hearing in Liverpool on Tuesday 17 November 2015, Mr Justice Holroyde dismissed an application for disclosure brought by the defendant, Mr Pickthall, and granted summary judgment and a permanent injunction to the… Read More »
University of Sussex apologises to ex-student
The University of Sussex has today apologised “unreservedly” to Michael Segalov, an ex-student, following allegations of criminal behaviour published by the University in two online news bulletins in December 2013. Mr Segalov, who is now… Read More »
5RB tops Chambers & Partners 2016
Band 1 | 5RB THE SET 5RB has long been acknowledged as a leader in defamation, privacy and associated fields. Commentators note the set’s “great strength and depth” and praise it for its skill in a wide… Read More »
Crime and Courts Act: damages provisions in force
Tomorrow (3 November 2015) the provisions at sections 34-39 Crime and Courts Act 2013 relating to exemplary and aggravated damages in claims against the press come into force. The provisions automatically come into a force a… Read More »