Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2012 [clear]

Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Defamation - libel - justification - cronyism - willing beneficiary - Chase level 2 meaning - reasonable grounds to suspect  - what has to be proved - whether proof made out - abuse of process - disproportionate cost - damages

[2012] EWHC 3721 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Sharp J

Cammish v Hughes (CA)

Libel – meaning – fact or comment – honest comment and single meaning rule - Jameel abuse – costs as a condition of dismissal

[2012] EWCA Civ 1655 - Court of Appeal

Judge Arden LJ; Lloyd Jones LJ; Tugendhat J

Mengi v Hermitage (No 2)

Libel - internet blog - justification - reply to attack qualified privilege

[2012] EWHC 3445 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge The Honourable Mr Justice Bean

Ansari v Knowles

Defamation – joint tortfeasors – settlement with one joint tortfeasor – release of cause of action – satisfaction – Jameel abuse

[2012] EWHC 3137 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Cairns v Modi; KC v MGN Ltd

Defamation - Appeal - Damages

[2012] EWCA Civ 1382 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge The Lord Chief Justice; Lord Neuberger; Eady J

Qadir v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Defamation - qualified privilege - s 15 Defamation Act 1996 - Schedule to 1996 Act - document on public register - Particulars of Claim - extract - fair and accurate - of public concern - publication for public benefit - malice - recklessness - indifference -  common law qualified privilege - court reporting - contemporaneous - s14 Defamation Act 1996 - absolute privilege

[2012] EWHC 2606 (QB); [2013] EMLR 15 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Mengi v Hermitage (security for costs appeal)

Defamation - Libel - Security for costs - Costs Budgeting – Conditional Fee Agreement

[2012] EWHC 2045 (QB); [2012] 5 Costs LO 641 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Mr Justice Tugendhat

Crow v Johnson

Defamation - meaning - capability - strike out - CPR 3.4

[2012] EWHC 1982 (QB) - High Court (QBD)

Judge Tugendhat J

Tilbrook v Parr

Tilbrook- Parr- defamation- malicious falsehood- whether words capable of referring to Claimant- strike out –summary judgment

[2012] EWHC 1946 (QB) - QBD

Judge Tugendhat J

Tilbrook v Parr

Defamation - Reference

[2012] EWHC 1946 (QB) - High Court

Judge Tugendhat J

Bento v Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police

Bento- Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police- CPS- murder- press release- defamation- justification- qualified privilege- informing the public- reply to attack- trial- damages award

[2012] EWHC 1525 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Bean J

Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (costs)

Summary costs – defamation – costs budgeting – Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme – Practice Direction PD51D – ‘good reason’

PTH 1106483 - High Court (Senior Costs Office)

Judge Senior Costs Judge Hurst

King v Grundon

Libel - strike out - Jameel abuse

[2012] All ER (D) 96 (May) - High Court

Judge Sharp J

Hunt v Times Newspapers Ltd (No. 2)

David Hunt- Times Newspapers Limited- TNL- defamation- Reynolds privilege- justification- strike out application- Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11

[2012] EWHC 1220 (QB) - QBD

Judge Eady J

Cammish v Hughes

Libel - meaning - strike out - Jameel - Thornton

[2012] EWHC 976 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division, High Court (Cardiff DR)

Judge HHJ Chambers QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court)

Foley & Others v Lord Ashcroft

Defamation - libel - The Independent - allegations of involvement in corruption - pleading - justification - honest comment - defences struck out - application for permission to amend by adding back both defences - application dismissed - appeals - threshold requirements for pleading - clarity - precision of indictment - pleading fraud - appeals dismissed

[2012] EWCA Civ 423; [2012] EMLR 25 - Court of Appeal

Judge Pill LJ, Elias LJ, Sharp J

Church v MGN Limited

Defamation - libel - ruling on meaning - procedure - application for ruling without a hearing - direction for hearing - open justice - costs

[2012] EWHC 693 (QB); [2012] EMLR 28 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Cairns v Modi No 2

Defamation - justification - guilt - reasonable grounds to suspect - aggravated damages

[2012] EWHC 756 (QB) - QBD

Judge Bean J

Flood v Times Newspapers Limited (SC)

Libel - Reynolds privilege - Public interest - Responsible journalism

[2012] UKSC 11 - Supreme Court

Judge Lords Phillips, Brown, Mance, Clarke and Dyson

Weston v Bates

Libel - service of claim form - service abroad - service of original or copy

[2012] EWHC 590 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

KC v MGN

Defamation - offer of amends - damages

[2012] EWHC 483 (QB) - High Court Queen's Bench Division

Judge Bean J

Spelman v Express Newspapers (No. 2)

Injunction - Privacy - Public Interest -  Bonnard v Perryman -  Minors - Article 8 - Article 10

[2012] EWHC 355 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Spelman v Express Newspapers (No.1)

Injunction - Privacy - Public Interest -  Bonnard v Perryman - Anonymity of Parties - Minors - Article 8 - Article 10 - Preservation of Anonymity pending appeal

[2012] EWHC 239 - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Lindblom J

Cambridge v Makin

Defamation - libel - qualified privilege - malice

[2012] EWCA Civ 85 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Hughes, Black and Tomlinson LJJ

Hunt v Times Newspapers Ltd

Defamation - strike out - CPR 3.4 - Justification - Reynolds privilege

[2012] EWHC 110 (QB) - QBD

Judge Eady J