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(1) Dr Fatima Jabbar (2) DRJ55 Limited v AVIVA Insurance UK and others (No 1)
Libel – summary judgment – absolute privilege – experts – CPR Part 35
Wright v McCormack
Defamation – libel – amendment – serious harm – Dingle – Burstein
Wright v Granath (CA)
Defamation – Jurisdiction – Lis Pendens – Lugano Convention – Negative Declaratory Relief
Depp v News Group Newspapers
libel – Defence under s.2 of the Defamation Act 2013
Carruthers v Associated Newspapers Limited, Carruthers v News Group Newspapers Limited
Defamation – Meaning – Honest Opinion – Summary Judgment
(1) Khaled Undre (2) Down to Earth (London) Ltd v London Borough of Harrow (No.2)
Defamation - Offer of Amends - Serious Harm - Burstein Mitigation - Damages
Richardson v (1) Trinity Mirror (Merseyside) Ltd (2) Neil Docking
Libel – report of court proceedings - qualified privilege – rehabilitation of offenders – privacy – negligence - harassment
Hiranandani-Vandrevala v Times Newspapers Limited
Defamation, Meaning, Repetition Rule, Levels of Meaning, Preliminary Issue
HRH Prince Al-Waleed v Forbes
Libel – trial of preliminary issues – meaning – serious harm (common law threshold)
(1) Contostavlos (2) Simpson v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation- meaning- preliminary ruling
Briggs v Jordan
Libel – meaning – natural and ordinary meaning – innuendo meaning – breach of confidence – misuse of private information – strike out – Jameel abuse
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (Costs) (CA)
Summary costs – defamation – costs budgeting – Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme – Practice Direction PD51D – ‘good reason’
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (costs)
Summary costs – defamation – costs budgeting – Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme – Practice Direction PD51D – ‘good reason’
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No 3)
Defamation - aggravated damages - malice - disclosure - case management
Bowker v RSPB
Defamation – Libel - Defamatory meaning - Mode of trial – Summary judgment - Qualified privilege – Malice – Scientific issues
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No 2)
Libel – Non-party disclosure – CPR 31.17 - Public interest as a ground for resisting disclosure
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Libel – Non-party disclosure – CPR 31.17
Daniels v BBC
Defamation - Meaning - Summary judgment - Malice - Civil restraint order
Ernst & Young v Coomber
Defamation - Summary disposal - Damages - Civil Restraint Order
Peacock v MGN Ltd
Defamation – Libel – Costs capping order – Conditional fee agreement – After the event insurance – New costs capping rules - Whether a costs cap should be ordered
W v JH & A County Council Limited
Libel – Summary judgment – Qualified privilege – ‘Off the peg’ privilege – Lapse of time - Data Protection Act 1998 - Criminal Justice Act 2003
Ivereigh v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Witness anonymity - inherent jurisdiction - CPR 39.2(4) - interests of witness and her children - private and family life - open justice - balancing - intense focus - order granted
Malik v Newspost Ltd & Ors
Defamation - Libel - Defences - Reynolds privilege- Public interest - Responsible journalism - Letter to editor - Whether letter writer could rely on Reynolds privilege
Merelie v Newcastle Primary Health Care Trust & Others (No.3)
Libel - meaning - malice - justification -Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Breach of Contract - Personal Injury
Turcu v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Libel - Justification - Video evidence - Privilege against self-incrimination - CFAs
Turcu v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - abuse of process - lack of evidence from Claimant - CFA agreements - inference of desire for vindication - summary judgment - mode of trial
Merelie v Newcastle Primary Health Care Trust & Others
Defamation - Summary Judgment - Strike Out - Pleading Requirements in Slander cases - Republication - Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Malicious Falsehood - Human Rights Act 1998 - CPR Part 24 - CPR Part 3.4(2)
Campbell v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - quantum - justification - whether judge had misdirected jury - effect of attempt by claimant to pervert the course of justice - appeal allowed and damages reduced from £350,000 to £30,000
Safeway v Tate
Defamation - Libel - CPR Part 24 - Summary Judgment - Right to Jury Trial - s.69 Supreme Court Act 1981