Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2004 [clear]

Hewitt & Others v Grunwald & Others

Defamation - Libel - Allegation of being a 'terrorist organisation' - Internet publication - Justification - Qualified privilege

[2004] EWHC 2959 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Busuioc v Moldova

Human Rights - Defamation - Libel - Article - ECHR - Freedom of Expression - Damages awarded against journalist for defamation - Whether interference with Art 10 right prescribed by law - Whether interference necessary in a democratic society

(2006) 42 EHRR 252 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Bratza (President), Pellonpää, Casadevall, Maruste, Pavlovschi, Borrego Borrego, and Fura-Sandström (Judges), and O'Boyle (Section Registrar)

Nail v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Others (CA)

Defamation - libel - offer of amends - damages - principles of assessment of compensation by judge under s.3(5) Defamation Act 1996 - extent to which the offer of amends mitigates damages

[2004] EWCA Civ 1708; [2005] 1 All ER 1040; [2005] EMLR 257; The Times 6 Jan 2005; The Independent 14 Jan 2005 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge May, Auld & Gage LJJ

Armstrong v Times Newspapers Ltd & Others (QB)

Libel - Meaning - Reasonable Grounds to Suspect/Investigate - Justification - Qualified Privilege - Reynolds - Summary Judgment - CPR Part 24 - Striking Out CPR 3.4 - Costs - Security for Costs - Costs Capping Orders

[2004] EWHC 2928 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Cumpana and Mazare v Romania

Human rights - Freedom of expression - Defamation - Criminal defamation - Sentence - Articles 8, 10 ECHR

(2005) 41 EHRR 200 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Wildhaber (President), Rozakis, Costa, Ress, Bratza, Barreto, Straznicka, Birsan, Lorenzen, Casadevall, Zupancic, Hedigan, Pellonpaa, Baka, Maruste, Ugrekhelidze, Hajiyev (Judges), Mahoney (Registrar)

Pedersen and Baadsgaard v Denmark (No.2)

Human Rights - Defamation - Libel - Article 10 - Freedom of Expression - Article 6 - TV Documentary about wrongful conviction - Journalists fined for defaming senior police officer - whether interference necessary in a democratic society

(2006) 42 EHRR 486 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Wildhaber (President), Rozakis, Costa, Bratza, Caflisch, Türmen, Strážnická, Bîrsan, Lorenzen, Casadevall, Zupan?i?, Hedigan, Pellonpää, Baka, Maruste, Ugrekhelidze & Hajiyev JJ

W v Westminster CC & Others

Defamation - libel - absolute privilege - qualified privilege - malice - s.7 Human Rights Act 1998

[2004] EWHC 2866 (QB); The Times, 7 January 2005 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Wood v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police (CA)

Defamation - libel - qualified privilege - summary judgment - slander - amendment to add case in slander after the close of evidence at trial - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 - CPR 17.4

[2004] EWCA Civ 1638; [2005] EMLR 449; The Times, 13 December 2004 - Court of Appeal

Judge May, Dyson & Wall LJJ

Galloway v Telegraph Group Ltd (QBD)

Libel – Qualified Privilege – Reynolds – Reportage – Adoption – Public Interest – Fair Comment on Privilege Report – Damages

[2004] EWHC 2786 (QB); [2005] EMLR 115 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Gazley v News Group Newspapers Ltd

Costs - Defamation - Instruction of Specialist Solicitors - Reasonableness - CPR 44.4(2)(b) - Appeal - Review - CPR Part 52.11

[2004] EWHC 2675 (QB); [2005] 1 Costs LR 129 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J (sitting with Assessors)

Selisto v Finland

Human rights - Freedom of expression - Criminal defamation - Prosecution of journalist - Article 10 ECHR - Whether necessary in a democratic society

[2005] EMLR 178; (2006) 42 EHRR 8 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Sir Nicolas Bratza P, Pellonpää, Casadeva, Maruste, Pavlovschi, Borrego Borrego & Fura-Sandström JJ

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)

[2004] EWHC 2554 (QB); The Times, 1 December 2004 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Greene v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Another

Defamation - Injunction - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998 - Likelihood of success - Threshold for grant of injunction - Bonnard v Perryman test

[2004] EWCA Civ 1462; [2005] QB 972; [2005] 3 WLR 281; [2005] EMLR 217; [2005] 1 All ER 30; The Times, 10 November 2004; The Independent, 9 November 2004 - Court of Appeal

Judge Brooke, May and Dyson LJJ

Richardson v Schwarzenegger & Others

Libel - Service out - CPR 6.20 - liability for republication - qualified privilege - reply to attack - agent and principal

[2004] EWHC 2422 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

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

[2004] EWHC 2337 (QB); [2005] EMLR 64 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

King v Lewis & Others (CA)

Libel - Internet - Publication - Jurisdiction - Whether England was the correct forum - CPR - Leave to Serve Claim Form out of jurisdiction

[2004] EWCA Civ 1329; [2005] EMLR 45; The Independent, 11 November 2004 - Court of Appeal

Judge Lord Woolf CJ, Mummery & Laws LJJ

Sabou & Pircalab v Romania

Human Rights - Criminal Defamation - prosecution of journalists - whether prosecution and conviction were breaches of Articles 8,10 and 13 ECHR

Appl no: 00046572/99 - ECtHR

Judge J-P Costa P

Yazar and others v Turkey

Human Rights - Defamation - Libel - political speech - whether conviction was a breach of arts 6 or 10 ECHR - whether hearing took place before an independent and impartial tribunal

Appl No: 00042713/98 - ECtHR

Judge G Rees P

Jameel & Another v Times Newspapers Ltd (CA)

Defamation - Libel - Meaning of words complained of - Chase 'level 2' and 'level 3 meanings' - Pleadings - Whether article capable of being defamatory of corporate claimant

[2004] EWCA Civ 983; [2004] EMLR 665 - Court of Appeal

Judge Sedley, Longmore, Kay LJJ

Jennings v Buchanan

Defamation - Libel - Absolute privilege - Parliamentary privilege - Whether statement made out of Parliament enjoying absolute or qualified privilege - Whether necessary to plead precise words used - Appeal from New Zealand Court of Appeal

[2004] UKPC 36; [2005] 1 AC 115; [2005] 2 All ER 273; [2004] 3 WLR 1163; [2004] EMLR 412 - Privy Council

Judge Lords Bingham, Scott, Walker, Baroness Hale, Dame Elias

Mahfouz v Brisard & Others

Defamation - Libel - Judgment in default - Remedies - Summary disposal - ss. 8-10 Defamation Act 1996

[2004] EWHC 1735 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Chauvy & Ors v France

Human rights - Freedom of Expression - Defamation - Libel - French criminal and civil law - 'good faith' defence - Articles 8, 10 ECHR

(2005) 41 EHRR 29 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Baka, (President), Costa, Loucaides, Jungwiert, Butkevych, Thomassen, Ugrekhelidze (Judges), Early (Deputy Section Registrar)

Hamilton v Clifford

Defamation - Libel - Slander - Applications to strike out -Meaning - Justification - Fair comment - Reply to attack - Qualified privilege - Malice - Plea of general bad reputation

[2004] EWHC 1542 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Hassan v Holburn and others

Defamation - Libel - permission to appeal - Limitation Act 1980 sections 4A, 32, 35 - publication - republication - costs

[2004] EWCA Civ 789 - Court of Appeal

Judge Sedley LJ

Milne v Express Newspapers (CA)

Defamation - Libel- Offer of Amends - s.4(3) Defamation Act 1996 - "knew or had reason to believe"

[2004] EWCA Civ 664; [2005] 1 WLR 772; [2005] 1 All ER 1021; [2004] EMLR 461 - Court of Appeal

Judge May, Tuckey & Laws LJJ

Pal v General Medical Council and others

Defamation - Libel - Data Protection Act 1998 - Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 8 - General Medical Council - Summary Judgment - CPR Part 24 - Costs

[2004] EWHC 1485 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division (Birmingham District Registry)

Judge HHJ Charles Harris QC

Musa King v Telegraph Group Ltd (CA)

Defamation- Libel - Justification - Conditional fee agreements - Proportionality - Costs capping

[2004] EWCA Civ 613; [2005] 1 WLR 2282; [2004] EMLR 429 - Court of Appeal

Judge Brooke, Jonathan Parker and Maurice Kay LJJ

Radio France & Ors v France

Defamation - Libel - French law - Article 7 ECHR - Article 6 ECHR - Sanctions - Requirement to broadcast findings - Freedom of expression - Article 10 ECHR

(2005) 40 EHRR 706 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Baka (President), Loucaides, Birsan, Jungwiert, Ugrekhelidze, Mularoni, and Truche JJ and Dolle (Section Clerk)

Meade v Pugh & Another

Defamation – Libel – Qualified Privilege – Malice – CPR Part 3.4(2) – Strike out – Summary judgment – CPR Part 24

[2004] EWHC 408 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Coys Limited v Autocherish Limited & others

Defamation - Libel - interim injunction - website publication - s.12(3) Human Rights Act 1998 - Rule in Bonnard v Perryman - test to be applied

[2004] EWHC 1334 (QB); [2004] EMLR 482 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Howe & Co v Burden

Defamation- Slander- Summary judgment - Abuse of process -Qualified privilege -Malice- Consent

[2004] EWHC 196 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Sharma v Jay & Others (No.2)

Defamation - Slander - Stay of proceedings - concurrent GMC disciplinary proceedings

11/02/2004 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Phillipps v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Another

Defamation - Acceptance of Defendants' Part 36 Offer to Settle - Entitlement to Unilateral Statement in Open Court - Part 53 PD 6.1 - Costs

[2004] EWHC 190 (QB); [2004] 1 WLR 2106; [2004] 2 All ER 455; [2004] EMLR 218 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

King v Lewis

Defamation - Libel - Civil procedure - Service out of the jurisdiction - Appropriate forum

[2004] EWHC 168 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Worme & Another v Commissioner of Police of Grenada

Human Rights - Criminal Libel - Public Figures - Public Interest - Freedom of Expression - Reputation - Intentional Libel - Defences - Qualified Privilege - ss.252, 253, 257 and 258 Criminal Code of Granada - s.10 Constitution of Granada

[2004] UKPC 8; [2004] 2 AC 430; [2004] 2 WLR 1044; [2004] EMLR 173 - Privy Council

Judge Lords Bingham, Browne-Wilkinson, Slynn, Rodger & Walker and Sir Andrew Legatt