Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2014 [clear]

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

[2014] EWHC 4104 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Sir David Eady

HRH Prince Al-Waleed v Forbes

Libel – trial of preliminary issues – meaning – serious harm (common law threshold)

[2014] EWHC 3823 (QB) - High Court (QBD)

Judge Sir Michael Tugendhat (sitting as a Judge of the High Court)

Bewry v Reed Elsevier UK Ltd (CA)

Defamation - Libel - Internet publication - Limitation period - Disapplication - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 - Jameel abuse

[2014] EWCA Civ 1411; [2014] WLR (D) 474 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Sharp LJ, Macur LJ, Lewison LJ

Donovan v Gibbons

Ruling on meaning and comment

[2014] EWHC 3406 - High Court Queen's Bench Division

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

Yeo MP v Times Newspapers Ltd

Libel - jury trial - s11 Defamation Act 2013 - s69(3) Senior Courts Act 1981 - discretion - meaning - relief from sanctions

[2014] EWHC 2853 (QB) - High Court (Queen's Bench Division)

Judge Warby J

Cooke v MGN Ltd

Defamation - serious harm threshold - section 1(1) Defamation Act 2013 -evidence of serious harm - effect of apology

[2014] EWHC 2831 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Bean J

Hegglin v Persons Unknown

Libel - Data Protection Act 1998 - Norwich Pharmacal order - interim injunction - permission for service out of the jurisdiction

[2014] EWHC 2808 (QB) - High Court (Queen's Bench Division)

Judge Bean J

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.

[2014] EWCA Civ 1035 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Beatson LJ, Sharp LJ, Sir Timothy LLoyd

Building Register Ltd v Weston

Defamation - libel - res judicata - abuse of process - amendment to defence - justification - honest comment - case management conference

[2014] EWHC 2361 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Nicola Davies J

Hannon v News Group Newspapers Ltd

Striking out - cause of action - defamation - privacy

[2014] EWHC 1580 (Ch) - High Court (Chancery Division)

Judge Mann J

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

[2014] EWCA Civ 600 - Court of Appeal

Judge Longmore, Black, Underhill LLJ

Weller v Associated Newspapers Limited

Misuse of private information- Data protection- Human rights- Photographs- Reasonable expectation of privacy- Children- Freedom of expression

[2014] EWHC 1163 (QB) - High Court (QBD)

Judge Dingemans J

Meadows Care v Lambert

Defamation - Slander -Meaning - Comment - Permission to re-amend

[2014] EWHC 1226 (Admin) - High Court (QBD)

Judge Bean J

Murray v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Libel - Statement in open court - Unilateral statement - CPR PD 53 para 6.1

[2014] EWHC 1170 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Uppal v Endemol UK Ltd

Defamation- meaning- ridicule

[2014] EWHC 1063 (QB) - High Court (QBD)

Judge Dingemans J

White v Express Newspapers (Costs)

libel - costs - meaning - costs of ruling on meaning

[2014] EWHC 814 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

McEvoy v Michael

Defamation- preliminary ruling- meaning- comment- publisher- political criticism- picture

[2014] EWHC 701 (QB) - High Court (QBD)

Judge His Honour Judge Keyser QC

Jerrard v Blyth & Ors

Defamation - Setting aside - Claim form not served - Proceedings in limbo - Costs - Indemnity basis

[2014] EWHC 647 (QB) - High Court, QBD

Judge Eady J

Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham

defamation - parliamentary privilege - absolute privilege - Article 9 Bill of Rights 1689 - FA

[2014] EWCA Civ 179 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Laws, Tomlinson & Rafferty LJJ

Jackson v Universal Music Operations Ltd

Libel - Malicious falsehood - Responsibility for publication - Internet - YouTube - Defamatory meaning - Statement that copyright claim made

- High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge HHJ Mackie QC (Sitting as a High Court Judge)

Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd (CA)

Defamation - Justification - Chase Level 2 - Conduct Rule

[2014] EWCA Civ 39 - Court of Appeal

Judge Maurice Kay, Moore-Bick and Lloyd Jones LJJ

Reynolds v Bovey

Defamation - Internet - Strike Out - Publication - Pleadings - Litigants in Person

LTL 16/6/2014 - High Court, QBD

Judge Master Eastman