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Armonienë v Lithuania

Privacy - Article 8 ECHR - Freedom of expression - Article 10 ECHR - Damages - Public interest - Private information - Medical information

Application no 36919/02; [2009] EMLR 7 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Tulkens P, Barreto, Zagrebelsky, Jociene, Popovic, Tsotsoria, Karakas

Apsion v The Bar Standards Board

Appeal from the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court - Whether Tribunal had been correct to conclude that the appellant did not have sufficient competence or expertise to advise in a defamation claim - Whether the charges infringed the Appellant's Art 10 rights

D2006/098&099 - Visitors to Lincoln's Inn

Judge King J, Ms Marion Smith, Mr David Hall

Attorney General v ITV Central Ltd

Contempt of Court - s.2(2), Contempt of Court Act 1981 - Broadcasters - News reporting - Court reporting - Strict liability - Previous convictions

15 July 2008, extempore - Divisional Court

Judge Pill LJ, King J

Alitha Publishing Ltd & Constantinides v Cyprus

Defamation - Article 10 - Reynolds privilege - Responsible journalism - Justification - Fair comment - Qualified privilege - Burdens of proof - Article 8

Application No 17550/03 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Rozakis P, Vajic, Hajiyev, Spielmann, Jebens, Malinverni, and Nicolatos

Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex

Appeal concerning whether a damages claim arising out of the fatal shooting of the deceased by a police officer should be permitted to proceed.

[2008] 2 WLR 975 (HL) - House of Lords

Judge Lord Neuberger

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

[2008] EWHC 278 (QB); [2009] EMLR 10 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Akinleye v East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

Summary judgment - Part 24 - Defamation - Qualified privilege - Malice - Dominant motive - No honest belief in truth - Evidence of malice

[2008] EWHC 68 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Richard Parkes QC (sitting as a Deputy Judge)

Astron Clinica Ltd & Ors v Comptroller General

Patents - Software - Patentability of software - UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) practice - Substantive inventive contribution

[2008] EWHC 85 (Pat) - Chancery Division (Patents Court)

Judge Kitchin J