Cruddas Appeal allowed in part
On 17 March 2015 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Cruddas v (1) Calvert (2) Blake (3) Times Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 171. Mr Cruddas had brought claims in libel and malicious… Read More »
Frank Warren wins libel damages
Frank Warren was today awarded £50,000 libel damages in the High Court over allegations made by a Scottish promoter and manager, Alex Morrison, in March 2013, which were reported widely in the national and sporting… Read More »
Police Sergeant awarded £60,000 libel damages
Michael Appleyard, a Police Sergeant based in a small town in West Yorkshire, has won his libel claim against Neil Wilby in relation to words published on Mr Wilby’s website and tweets sent by him…. Read More »
Russell Brand accepts libel damages and apology
A libel claim brought by comedian Russell Brand over an article published in the Sun on Sunday in November 2013 was concluded today with a statement in open court read before Mr Justice Tugendhat. The… Read More »
Paul Weller succeeds in High Court privacy claim
On 16 April 2014 the High Court ruled that the publication of photographs of three of Paul Weller’s children on the MailOnline website amounted to a misuse of their private information. Represented by 5RB’s David… Read More »
Paul Gascoigne settles privacy claim
The privacy claim brought by Paul Gascoigne against the Daily Express and the Daily Star has settled in Mr Gascoigne’s favour. The newspapers have agreed to pay him damages. By February 2013 Mr Gascoigne was… Read More »
Judge awards Claimants £45,000 each
Mohammad Asghar, a Member of the Welsh Assembly, and Abdul Rahman Mujahid, a businessman active in the South Wales Muslim community, have each been awarded £45,000 following a trial in the Cardiff District Registry to… Read More »
Former Tory Treasurer awarded £180,000 against Sunday Times
The former Treasurer of the Conservative Party, Peter Cruddas, has won his legal battle with the Sunday Times after being awarded £180,000 against the newspaper and two of its Insight journalists. The action for libel and malicious falsehood arose… Read More »
Surfer wins damages
Yachting World has apologised in open court to Mr Tristram Cokes over a false allegation that he had served time for cocaine smuggling and agreed to pay him substantial libel damages. Mr Cokes has been… Read More »
Croatian Actor wins damages for “Nazi war criminal” error
A Croatian actor has accepted undisclosed libel damages after The Independent wrongly identified him as a Nazi war criminal. Ljubomir Jurkovic brought libel proceedings against the newspaper after his photograph was used to illustrate a front page story about the death of… Read More »
Blogger loses libel claim against Council
A Blogger, who runs a website called Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and More, has lost her libel claim against a Council and its Chief Executive. Jacqui Thompson had achieved some nationwide publicity when she was arrested… Read More »
Local council and newspaper pay substantial damages
Two female taxi drivers have accepted substantial compensation in settlement of their claim for libel against Fenland District Council and Archant Regional Limited. Yesterday a statement in open court was read on behalf of the… Read More »
Banker libel case settles
The parties in Qadir v Associated Newspapers Ltd have reached a settlement. Former banker Irfan Qadir has reached a settlement with Associated Newspapers over the publication in the Mail on Sunday in 2011 of two… Read More »
Naomi Campbell wins elephant cruelty libel claim
Naomi Campbell has settled her libel claim against the publishers of the Daily Telegraph with a joint Statement in Open Court read today before Mr Justice Eady and the payment of substantial damages and costs…. Read More »
Businessman awarded £7,500 for twitter campaign
A racing tipster has been awarded £7,500 damages for a large number of defamatory allegations which were tweeted to several hundred people. In October 2011 a group of owners, trainers and tipsters from Yorkshire were… Read More »
Judgment day in Joseph v Spiller
Judgment was handed down this morning by Mr Justice Tugendhat in the long-awaited libel trial of Joseph v Spiller. Craig Joseph, the front man of a Motown tribute band, The Gillettes, together with his fellow… Read More »
Jury awards libel damages to Frankie Boyle
A jury has awarded comedian Frankie Boyle damages of £54,650 against Mirror Group Newspapers after a week-long trial. Mr Boyle, represented by 5RB’s David Sherborne, was awarded £50,400, the jury having found that an article… Read More »
First jury libel trial for 3 years
In the first libel jury trial for nearly 3 years, graduate student and university tutor Luke Cooper won damages of £35,000 against the Evening Standard and £25,000 against the Daily Mail. The cases concerned articles… Read More »
Solicitor wins poster libel case
A UK solicitor has won his libel claim against a former client with the payment of £50,000 in damages, an apology, an undertaking not to repeat and indemnity costs. Stewart Wiseman, a solicitor at Lorrells LLP… Read More »
Saudi businessman awarded £175,000 libel damages
In a reserved judgment, HHJ Parkes QC sitting in the High Court has awarded Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 damages for libel against Mr Elias Kifle, the publisher and editor in chief of an online… Read More »