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QRS v Beach (No. 3)
Harassment - injunction - default judgment - setting aside default judgment
Mionis v Democratic Press SA
Defamation - Libel - Foreign Parties - Settlement of Action by way of Tomlin Order - Whether contractual undertakings restricting freedom of expression had been breached - Whether contractual undertakings restricting freedom of expression should be coverted into an injunction - Whether an inquiry as to damages should be ordered - Applications for Derogations from Open Justice - Hearing in Private- Restrictions on Access to Papers
HRH Prince Al-Waleed v Forbes
Libel – trial of preliminary issues – meaning – serious harm (common law threshold)
Mahmood v BBC
Privacy - Interim Injunction - Articles 2, 3, 8 and 10 of the European Convention - Permission to Appeal - Whether Permission to Appeal should be given to appeal judgment below - Whether there was a risk to the applicant's life from showing his appearance on a television programme
Braun v Poland
Libel - Article 8 - Article 10 - journalism - public debate - public concern - public interest
R v William Cornick
Identification - s. 39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Article 2 - Article 8 - Article 10
Bewry v Reed Elsevier UK Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Internet publication - Limitation period - Disapplication - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 - Jameel abuse
R v NCJ Media Ltd; R v Aitken
Reporting restrictions - s.39 Children & Young Persons Act 1933 - breach of court order - contempt
McIntosh -v- (1) Information Commissioner (2) BBC
Data Protection - Freedom of Information
Coulson v Wilby
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - interim injunction - online publications
Donovan v Gibbons
Ruling on meaning and comment
Stankiewicz v Poland
ECHR - Article 10 - responsible journalism - reasonable belief
OPO (a child by BHM his litigation friend) v MLA
Injunction application - misuse of private information - negligence - Wilkinson v Downton - psychiatric harm - jurisdiction
Jose Antonio Serrano Garcia v Associated Newspapers Limited
Libel- Defamation- Trial- Justification- Honest comment- Damages- Aggravated damages
QRS v Beach
Harassment – Interim Injunction – online publication – service – Civil Procedure Rules
Merlin Entertainments LPC and others v Peter Cave
Harassment – interim injunction – freedom of expression – Human Rights Act – Bonnard v Perryman
Ampito Ltd v Pask
Application for an interim injunction in respect of alleged harassment via email, message boards and social media websites.
QRS v Beach (No. 2)
Harassment - injunction - default judgment - permanent injunction - anonymity - representative proceedings
Brand v Berki
Harassment - injunction - Article 10 - s12 HRA - balance of convenience
Yeo MP v Times Newspapers Ltd
Libel - jury trial - s11 Defamation Act 2013 - s69(3) Senior Courts Act 1981 - discretion - meaning - relief from sanctions
Cooke v MGN Ltd
Defamation - serious harm threshold - section 1(1) Defamation Act 2013 -evidence of serious harm - effect of apology
PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Privacy – identification – criminal proceedings – reporting restrictions - open justice - article 8 - article 10
Hegglin v Persons Unknown
Libel - Data Protection Act 1998 - Norwich Pharmacal order - interim injunction - permission for service out of the jurisdiction
Crawford v Jenkins
Witness Immunity Rule; Harassment; Protection from Harassment Act 1997; Malicious Procurement of Arrest; Complaint to the Police; Whether complaint is immune from suit; Whether the immunity that covers defamation also covers torts of false imprisonment, malicious procurement of arrest and harassment.
Building Register Ltd v Weston
Defamation - libel - res judicata - abuse of process - amendment to defence - justification - honest comment - case management conference
Cartus Corporation v Siddell
Libel - interim injunction - Defamation Act 2013 - Meaning - Truth - Qualified privilege
SRJ v Persons Unknown
Anonymous blog - disclosure order - breach of confidence - legal professional privilege
Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v France
Privacy – human rights – public interest – public figure – debate of general interest
Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd
copyright - browsing - temporary exemption - European law - Directive 2001/29
Hannon v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Striking out - cause of action - defamation - privacy
Heesom v Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
Freedom of expression- article 10- legitimate restrictions- politicians- civil servants
Thompson v James
Defamation - Libel- Appeal - Meaning - Whether Blog post bore meaning found by Judge - Whether Rules on Meaning needed to be amended for political speech- Article 10
Google Spain SL v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Data protection - Google Spain - liability of search engines - jurisdiction - removal of personal data - "right to be forgotten"
AVB v TDD
Privacy – Harassment – Breach of Confidence – Breach of Contract - Damages - Injunction
Rapisarda v Colladon
Reporting restrictions- financial remedy proceedings- Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926- judicial discretion
Mughal v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Defamation - meaning - political speech - ruling on meaning
(1) Contostavlos (2) Simpson v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation- meaning- preliminary ruling
L.H. v Latvia
Article 8- respect for private life- collection of personal medical data
Meadows Care v Lambert
Defamation - Slander -Meaning - Comment - Permission to re-amend
Weller v Associated Newspapers Limited
Misuse of private information- Data protection- Human rights- Photographs- Reasonable expectation of privacy- Children- Freedom of expression
Murray v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Libel - Statement in open court - Unilateral statement - CPR PD 53 para 6.1
Ashworth v Royal National Theatre
Interim relief- specific performance- freedom of expression- breach of contract
Uppal v Endemol UK Ltd
Defamation- meaning- ridicule
JC v Central Criminal Court
Orders under section 39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - expiry on 18th birthday - protection of defendants and witnesses
Johnston v League Publications Ltd
Defamation- Preliminary Ruling- Meaning- Innuendo
Kennedy v Charity Commission
freedom of information act 2000- exempt information- human rights- article 10- common law- judicial review
White v Express Newspapers (Costs)
libel - costs - meaning - costs of ruling on meaning
McEvoy v Michael
Defamation- preliminary ruling- meaning- comment- publisher- political criticism- picture
White v Express Newspapers (Meaning)
libel - meaning - Chase levels
R (Evans) v Attorney General
freedom of information - privacy - advocacy correspondence - Prince of Wales - executive power under s.53(2) of FOIA 2000 - reasonableness
R (British Sky Broadcasting Ltd) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
production order - access to evidence - PACE schedule 1 - journalistic material
Jerrard v Blyth & Ors
Defamation - Setting aside - Claim form not served - Proceedings in limbo - Costs - Indemnity basis
Surrey County Council v ME
reporting restriction order - identification - children - identity of defendant in criminal proceedings - human rights - Article 8 ECHR - Article 10 ECHR
Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham
defamation - parliamentary privilege - absolute privilege - Article 9 Bill of Rights 1689 - FA
Miranda v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Terrorism Act 2000 Schedule 7 - journalistic material
Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige AB
copyright - hyperlinks - European law - Directive 2001/29
Jackson v Universal Music Operations Ltd
Libel - Malicious falsehood - Responsibility for publication - Internet - YouTube - Defamatory meaning - Statement that copyright claim made
Pentikainen v. Finland
Journalism - demonstrations - criminal liability - Article 10
RBOS Shareholders Action Group Ltd v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Meaning - Preliminary Ruling
Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Justification - Chase Level 2 - Conduct Rule
Reynolds v Bovey
Defamation - Internet - Strike Out - Publication - Pleadings - Litigants in Person
Lillo-Stenberg v Norway
Privacy - Photographs - wedding - Article 8 - Article 10 - European Court of Human Rights
Vidal-Hall v Google Inc
Privacy - Breach of Confidence - Data Protection - misuse of private information - damage under the Data Protection Act