Cheshire West defendant guilty of contempt
At a hearing in Liverpool on Thursday, Mr Justice Holroyde found that Robert Pickthall was guilty of having deliberately breached an anti-harassment injunction on eight occasions. He was sentenced to three months imprisonment for each… Read More »
Mirror phone-hacking damages appeal dismissed
The Court of Appeal today dismissed Mirror Group Newspapers’ appeal in relation to the sums in damages awarded by Mr Justice Mann to eight representative claimants who had been the victims of phone-hacking. Lady Justice… Read More »
Niall Horan wins round in libel claim
Niall Horan of the boyband One Direction sued Express Newspapers over an article in the Daily Star entitled “1D NEW DRUG STORM” which featured a photograph of him with Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson close… Read More »
Mail on Sunday in Bannatyne win
The Mail on Sunday has won its claim against Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne for disclosure of information revealing he had lied during his divorce case. Mr Banntyne sought an order preventing the newspaper from… Read More »
Revised Editor’s Code of Practice
The Editors’ Code of Practice Committee has published a revised version of the Editors’ Code of Practice, which will come into for on 1 January 2016. The main changes to the Code are: An amendment… Read More »
Sunday Times wins libel claim
Former Conservative MP Tim Yeo has lost his libel claim against the Sunday Times. The action was brought in relation to articles published after an undercover investigation by the Sunday Times Insight Team. The journalists,… Read More »