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Hughes v Risbridger & British Airways Plc
Libel - Qualified privilege - Malice - Summary judgment - Amendments
Williams v MGN Ltd
Libel - Abuse of process - Defamatory meaning - Limitation - Strike out - Real and substantial tort
Karsai v Hungary
Defamation - Human Rights - Article 10, ECHR - Comment
North London Central Mosque Trust v Policy Exchange & Anor
Libel - Unincorporated charitable trust - Strike out - Whether reputation of unincorporated charitable trust could be the subject of defamation claim
DW v The Scottish Ministers
Legal aid - Defamation - Scottish law - Availability of legal aid for claim - Civil Legal Aid for Defamation or Verbal Injury Proceedings (Scotland) Directions 2007 and 2008
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
Lonzim Plc & others v Sprague
Defamation - Slander - Libel - Publication - Extent of publication - Internet publication - Abuse of process - Striking out - Summary judgment - Foreign publisher - Aggravated damages - Striking out - No real damage - Vindication - Injunction - Proportionality
Ecclestone v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - CPR PD 53 para 4.1 - Whether words complained capable of being defamatory
Winslet v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Offer of Amends - ss.2-4 Defamation Act 1996- Statement in open court - Unilateral statement in open court after offer of amends - CPR 53PD para 6.1
Karim v Newsquest Media Group
Libel - Absolute privilege - s.14 Defamation Act 1996 - Fair and accurate report of court proceedings - Regulation 19, E-commerce Regulations 2002 - User-generated content
Joseph & others v Spiller & another
Defamation - Fair comment - s.6 Defamation Act 1952 - Public interest - Words capable of being comment - Justification - Breach of contract - Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003
Europapress Holding D.O.O v Croatia
Freedom of expression - Article 10 - Defamation - Whether interference "necessary in a democratic society" - Proportionality
Dee v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Libel - Meaning - CPR Part 18
Ronaldo v Mirror Group Newsapers Ltd; Ronaldo v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Pre-Trial Review - Whether two actions for libel should be heard at the same time or separately
Kahangi & Ors v Nourizadeh
Defamation - security for costs - resident out of jurisdiction - enforcement - Iran - discretion
Bloom v Robinson-Millar
Defamation - Libel - Harassment - Trial of action - Neighbour dispute - Publication of letters over a long period - Whether course of conduct was harassment of claimant - Damages
RFS Capital LLC & RFS Capital BV v MD7 Europe & Michael Gianni
Slander - Malicious falsehood - Causing loss by unlawful means - Notice of discontinuance - Costs - Non-party liability for costs - s.51(3) Supreme Court Act 1981 - CPR 48.2
Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Allegations published in print and on website - Reynolds privilege - Preliminary issue - Police officer - Allegation of corruption - Police investigation - Anonymous ources
Marathon Mutual Ltd & Anor v Waters & Anor
Defamation - Libel - Slander - Malicious falsehood - Whether the tort of malicious falsehood requires reference to the claimant in the words complained of - Whether pleadings needed to be amended
McLaughlin & Ors v Newall
Defamation – Striking out - Defence of compromise
Sanders v Percy & Ministry of Justice
Slander - Strike out - Slander actionable per se - Harrassment - Abuse of process - Jameel abuse
Metropolitan International Schools Ltd v (1) Designtechnica Corporation (2) Google UK Ltd & (3) Google Inc
Defamation - Internet - s.1 Defamation Act 1996 - E-commerce Regulations 2002 - Innocent dissemination at common law - Abuse of process - CPR r.11 - Service out of the jurisdiction
Desmond v Bower (CA)
Defamation - Libel -Justification - Similar fact evidence - Admissibility to prove specific charge
Clift v Slough Borough Council & Kelleher
Defamation - Libel - Qualified privilege - Malice - Local Authority duties - Anti-social behaviour - Violent Persons Register - Necessity and proportionality of publication - Human Rights Act 1998
Levi v Bates
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Qualified privilege - Justification - Fair Comment - Damages
Johnson v MGN Ltd
Libel - Meaning - Innuendo - CPR 53, PD 4.1 - Whether words capable of bearing pleaded defamatory meanings
Bray v Deutsche Bank AG (No 2)
Libel - Part 24 - Publication - Successive Part 24 applications - Malice - qualified privilege - preliminary issues
Monks v Warwick District Council
Defamation – Libel – Strike out - Meaning - Malice – Damages claim – General loss of custom and business – Amendments – Special damages - Exemplary damages - CPR r.3.1 – Summary judgment – Whether real prospect of success – CPR Part 24.2
Karako v Hungary
Defamation - Libel - Criminal proceedings - Right to respect for private life - Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights - Freedom of expression - Article 10, European Convention on Human Rights - Political campaign - Value judgments
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
Noorani v Calver (No 2 Costs)
Defamation - Libel - Discontinuance - Indemnity costs - Payment on account - Conditional fee agreements
Noorani v Calver (No 1)
Defamation - Slander - Vulgar abuse - Actionability per se - Abuse of process - Real and substantial tort
Times Newspapers Ltd (Nos 1 and 2) v The United Kingdom
Freedom of expression - Article 10 ECHR - Libel - Internet publication - Archives - Qualified privilege - Reynolds privilege - Freedom of expression - Article 10 ECHR - Single publication rule - Internet publication rule
Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd (Third Party Disclosure)
Defamation - Libel - Third-party Disclosure Order - CPR Part 31.17 - Classes of document - Likely to support a party's case - Confidentiality/privacy interests of third parties mentioned in the documents - Necessity for disclosure order - Discretion
Radu v Houston & Another (No.4)
Libel - Justification - Pleading of a Chase level 2 defence - Striking out
Eerikäinen & Ors v Finland
Freedom of Expression - Privacy – European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 Article 10 – Freedom of the press - Reporting on pending criminal proceedings – Photos - Public interest
Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl v UK (Admissibility)
Human rights - Admissibility - Freedom of expression - Article 10, European Convention on Human Rights - Fair trial - Article 6, European Convention on Human Rights - Defamation - Reynolds privilege - Jury directions - Presumption of falsity - Meaning
Haji-Ioannou v (1) Dixon (2) Regus Group PLC (3) Regan
Defamation - Libel - Slander - Application to strike out - Abuse of process
Wakefield v Ford & Anor
Defamation - Libel - Contract - Malice - Costs - Discontinuance by Claimant - Whether Claimant could accept an 'offer' made by Defendant in without prejudice save as to costs correspondence - Indemnity costs - Payment on account of costs
R (On the application of Taranissi) v HFEA
Access to court documents - Non-party - CPR 5.4(2) - Judicial review