Cases

Active filters: Barrister: Richard Munden [clear]
Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]

Abdulrazaq v Hassan & Ors

Libel - Publication of reasons for exclusion of individuals from mosque - Qualified privilege - Duty/interest - Reply to attack - Malice - Summary judgment

[2021] EWHC 3252 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division, Media & Communications List

Judge Jay J

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

[2021] EWHC 285 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Richard Spearman QC (Sitting as a Judge of the Queens Bench Division)

Sadik v Sadik

Defamation - Libel - Strike out - Summary judgment - s.9, Defamation Act 2013 - CPR r.11 - Jurisdiction - Domicile - s.1, Defamation Act 2013 - Serious harm to reputation - Jameel abuse of process

[2019] EWHC 2717 (QB), [2020] E.M.L.R. 7 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Julian Knowles J

Mir Shakil-Ur-Rahman v ARY Network Limited & Fayaz Ghafoor

Defamation – Trial of preliminary issues – Meaning – Fact or opinion - Chase levels - TV broadcasts – Foreign language (Urdu)

[2015] EWHC 2917 (QB) - High Court, Queen’s Bench Division

Judge Haddon-Cave J

Associated Newspapers v Murray

Libel

[2015] EWCA Civ 488 - Court of Appeal

Judge LORD JUSTICE LONGMORE, LORD JUSTICE RYDER and LADY JUSTICE SHARP

Murray v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Libel - Statement in open court - Unilateral statement - CPR PD 53 para 6.1

[2014] EWHC 1170 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Jackson v Universal Music Operations Ltd

Libel - Malicious falsehood - Responsibility for publication - Internet - YouTube - Defamatory meaning - Statement that copyright claim made

- High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge HHJ Mackie QC (Sitting as a High Court Judge)

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Co v Al Refai

Defamation - Conspiracy - Joint Tortfeasorship - Summary judgment - Defamatory website - Liability for publication where defendant did not know precise words to be published

[2013] EWHC 1630 (Comm) - Commercial Court

Judge Andrew Smith J

Smith v Dha

Defamation - CPR 40.7 - Death of Claimant - Abatement of Action - Power to revive

[2013] EWHC 838 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Nicola Davies J

Wright v Caan

Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Natural and ordinary meaning - Innuendo meaning - Whether words complained of capable of bearing meanings pleaded - Whether innuendo properly pleaded - Malicious falsehood - Whether words complained of capable of being likely to cause pecuniary damage - Whether claims in malicious falsehood properly pleaded - Application to amend particulars of claim

[2011] EWHC 1978 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge HHJ Parkes QC

Bowker v RSPB

Defamation – Libel - Defamatory meaning - Mode of trial – Summary judgment - Qualified privilege – Malice – Scientific issues

[2011] EWHC 737 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Sharp J

Woodbridge v Stapleton

Libel - Qualified privilege - Malice - Summary judgment - Strike out - Jameel v Dow Jones - Abuse of process - Proportionality

Unreported, 20 January 2011 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Mackay J

Ifedha v Archant Regional Ltd

Libel - Stay - Application to lift stay - Strike out - CPR r.3.4(2) - Reasonable grounds for bringing claim - Abuse of process - Summary judgment - Qualified privilege - s.15, Defamation Act 1996 - Report of council press release - Justification

[2010] EWHC 2819 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Islam Expo Ltd v The Spectator (1828) Ltd & Pollard

Defamation - Libel - Reference - Context - Hyperlinks - Whether, in context, words capable of referring to claimant in pleaded defamatory meaning

[2010] EWHC 2011 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Noorani v Calver (No 2 Costs)

Defamation - Libel - Discontinuance - Indemnity costs - Payment on account - Conditional fee agreements

[2009] EWHC 592 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division, Liverpool District Registry

Judge Coulson J

Noorani v Calver (No 1)

Defamation - Slander - Vulgar abuse - Actionability per se - Abuse of process - Real and substantial tort

[2009] EWHC 561 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division, Liverpool District Registry

Judge Coulson J

Hughes v Alan Dick & Co Ltd

Defamation - Slander - Absolute privilege - Qualified privilege - Malice - Default judgment - Setting aside - CPR r.13.3(1)

[2008] EWHC 2695 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

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

[2008] EWHC 1649 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Gray J

SD Marine Ltd v Powell

Defamation - Libel - Offer of amends - Offer and acceptance - Whether offer of amends validly made and accepted - s.2 Defamation Act 1996

[2006] EWHC 3095 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Hussein v William Hill

Defamation - Libel - Slander - Abuse of process - Issue estoppel - Attempt to reopen matters decided by court of competent jurisdiction

[2006] EWHC 25 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J