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Mahmudov & Mahmudova v Goni Sanzberro & ors
Libel – Jurisdiction – Brussels Recast Regulation – Centre of Interests
Parris v Ajayi & Ors
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Strike out - Amendments - Henderson v Henderson abuse of process - Consent to disciplinary procedure within employment context - Friend v Civil Aviation Authority- Claim for losses flowing from dismissal - Jurisdiction of Employment Tribunal - Johnson exclusion area - Johnson v Unisys Ltd - Jameel abuse of process - Failure to provide reference
Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Misuse of private information-breach of copyright-summary judgment and/or strike out of defence
Wafic Rida Saïd v (1) Groupe L’Express (2) Guillaume Dubois
Defamation – Jurisdiction – Serious Harm – Jameel Abuse – Online Publication - Injunction - Centre of Interests
Morgan v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation – strike out – amendment – summary judgment – pleading – honest opinion – section 3 Defamation Act 2013
Weston v Bates & Leeds United Football Club
Libel – delay – abuse of process – appeal – striking out – civil procedure
His Highness Prince Moulay Hicham Ben Abdullah Al Alaoui of Morocco v Elaph Publishing Limited
Defamation - Data Protection - inaccuracy - permission to amend
Associated Newspapers v Murray
Libel
Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd
Libel – Trial of a Preliminary Issue on Meaning – Repetition Rule – pleadings – meanings – truth – Lucas-Box meanings – Polly-Peck
Bewry v Reed Elsevier UK Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Internet publication - Limitation period - Disapplication - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 - Jameel abuse
Building Register Ltd v Weston
Defamation - libel - res judicata - abuse of process - amendment to defence - justification - honest comment - case management conference
Murray v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Libel - Statement in open court - Unilateral statement - CPR PD 53 para 6.1
RBOS Shareholders Action Group Ltd v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Meaning - Preliminary Ruling
Thornton v Telegraph Group (No. 4)
Defamation - Malicious Falsehood - offer of amends - malice - knowledge - Defamation Act 1996
Baturina v Times Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Defamation – Innuendo meanings – Strict liability – Requirement to plead publishees with knowledge of relevant facts – Liability for third party re-publications - Foreseeability of damage – Jameel abuse of process
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd (No 3)
Defamation – Malicious falsehood – Amendment – Application to amend defence to malicious falsehood claim to plead honest comment – Whether amendment should be permitted
McLaughlin v London Borough of Lambeth
Defamation – Human Rights Act 1998 – Arts 8 and 10 ECHR - Striking out – Rule in Derbyshire v Times Newspapers – collateral purpose – Jameel abuse of process
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd (No 2)
Defamation – Libel – Summary judgment - Determination of meaning – Whether words capable of bearing defamatory meaning – Threshold of seriousness
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Defamation – Libel - Fair comment – Striking out - Words capable of being comment – Facts not truly stated by reviewer - s.6 Defamation Act 1952
McLaughlin & Ors v Newall
Defamation – Striking out - Defence of compromise
Tesco Stores Ltd v Guardian News & Media Ltd and Rusbridger
Defamation – Libel – Malicious falsehood - Offer of amends – Stay – Burstein plea - Amendments
Mond & Ors v Mason & Ors
Libel - Malicious falsehood - Causing loss by unlawful means - Freezing order - Good arguable case - Real risk of removal or disposal of assets - Injunction restraining publication
Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No 3)
Libel - Stay - Striking out - Open offer to settle - Abuse of process - Proportionality - Damages - Vindication - Statement in open court - Costs
Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No. 2)
Libel - Amendment - Adding parties - Disapplication of limitation period - Corporate libel claims - Discretion
Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Defamation – Limitation – Substitution of parties – Addition of parties - Mistake - s.35 Limitation Act 1980 – CPR 17.4 and 19.5(3)
Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation – Limitation – Substitution of parties – Addition of parties - Mistake - s.35 Limitation Act 1980 – Civil Procedure Rules 1998
Musa King v Telegraph Group Ltd (Costs)
Costs - Detailed assessment - Defamation - Proportionality - Conditional Fee Agreements - Success fees
Jameel & Another v Times Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Statutory qualified privilege - Justification - Grounds to inquire - Case management - Striking out
Milne v David Price Solicitors & Advocates
Costs - Defamation - Conditional Fee Agreements - Settlement on terms not amounting to 'win' - Termination - Entitlement of solicitor to basic charges
Collins Stewart Limited & Another v The Financial Times Ltd (No 2)
Defamation - libel - corporate claimant - aggravated damages - further articles repeating (in part) sting of original libel
Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd (HL)
Defamation - Libel - Human Rights - Civil procedure - Civil evidence - evidence by video link - hearsay
Jameel & Another v Wall Street Journal Europe (No.2) (CA)
Defamation - Libel – Reynolds privilege – Relevance of Bonnick v Morris - Presumption of damage – Presumption of falsity
Jameel (Yousef) v Dow Jones & Co. Inc.
Defamation - libel – Internet publication - presumption of damage - identification of Claimant – no real and substantial tort/abuse of process
Hewitt & Others v Grunwald & Others
Defamation - Libel - Allegation of being a 'terrorist organisation' - Internet publication - Justification - Qualified privilege
Collins Stewart Ltd & Another v The Financial Times Ltd
Libel - Damages - Special damages - Strike out - Company - Measure of damages by reference to share price - Mode of trial - General damages
King v Lewis & Others (CA)
Libel - Internet - Publication - Jurisdiction - Whether England was the correct forum - CPR - Leave to Serve Claim Form out of jurisdiction
Maccaba v Lichtenstein (No 2 – mode of trial)
Defamation - Slander - Mode of Trial - Judge and Jury- Prolonged Examination of Documents - s.69 Supreme Court Act 1981
King v Lewis
Defamation - Libel - Civil procedure - Service out of the jurisdiction - Appropriate forum
Jameel & Another v Wall Street Journal Europe
Defamation - Libel - Qualified Privilege - Reynolds defence
Jameel & Another v Wall Street Journal Europe (CA)
Libel - meaning - preliminary ruling as to capable meanings - qualified privilege - admissibility of evidence bearing on truth of allegation complained of
Jameel & Another v Times Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Meaning of words complained of - Whether article capable of being defamatory of corporate claimant - Justification - Summary judgment
Sharma v Jay & Others
Defamation- Harassment- Protection from Harassment Act 1997- Malice- Slander- Application to strike out claim for harassment and plea of malice- CPR Part 3.4 and Part 24.2
Bennett & Another v BBC & Another
Defamation - libel - particulars of justification - whether the defendant could justify the common sting of the whole article when the Claimant only complained about parts of it
Clarke v Davey
Defamation - Slander - Strike out - CPR Part 24 - Abuse of process - Summary judgment - s.8 Defamation Act 1996 - Absolute privilege - Qualified privilege - Malice
Wilkey & Another v BBC
Civil procedure - Late service of claim form - Deemed date of service - Actual date of service - Dispensing with service under CPR Part 6.9 - Exceptional circumstances - Claimant at fault
McManus v Beckham
Defamation - Slander - liability for republication - foreseeability - special damage
Gillick v Brook Advisory Centres & Another (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Summary Disposal - s.8 Defamation Act 1996 - Determination of Meaning - Whether words complained of were defamatory
Burstein v Times Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Damages - Evidence in mitigation of damages - rule in Scott v Sampson - Summary disposal under s.8 Defamation Act 1996
Berezovsky v Forbes Inc & Michaels
Defamation - Jurisdiction - Choice of Forum - Forum Non Conveniens - Claimants' connection with and reputation in England and Wales - Admittance of new evidence
Godfrey v Demon Internet Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Damages - Evidence in mitigation of damages
Aitken v Preston and Others
Defamation - Libel - Mode of Trial - Trial by Judge alone - Prolonged Examination of Documents - s.69 Supreme Court Act 1981