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Cooper v Evans & anor
Electoral law - s.106 injunction - false statements of fact - personal character or political
Chishti v Spottiswoode & Ors
Defamation – preliminary issue – single meaning –- context – hyperlink – Chase levels
Clifford v Millicom Services UK Ltd
Reporting Restrictions - Rule 50, Employment Tribunals Regulations 2013 - Article 8 - Employment Tribunal
Cilliers v Gibraltar Health Authority
Libel – Malicious Falsehood – Slander - Strike out – Jurisdiction of Employment Tribunal - Johnson exclusion area – Summary judgment – Jameel abuse
Canary Riverside Estate Management Ltd & Ors v Coates
Confidentiality – Abuse of Process – Amendments – Confidentiality Club – Disclosure
Corbyn v Millett
Preliminary issue – whether statement fact or opinion – bare comment – whether statement defamatory at common law
CWD v Nevitt & Ors
Privacy - defamation - anonymity - r16 order - reporting restrictions - s11 Contempt of Court Act 1981
Chandler v O’Connor
Libel – Twitter – Summary Relief – Defamation Act 1996 – Assessment of Damages
Caine v Advertiser & Times Ltd and Ors (No. 2)
libel – malicious falsehood – res judicata / cause of action estoppel – abuse of process – Extended Civil Restraint Order – liability for hyperlinked content – jurisdiction of a Deputy High Court Judge – totally without merit applications
Choudhrie v Choudhrie
Declaration – Breach of confidence – Marital confidence – Strike out - Jameel Abuse
Cooper v National Crime Agency
Data protection – sensitive personal data – data sharing in the context of criminal and disciplinary proceedings – police forces – unfair dismissal.
Carruthers v Associated Newspapers Limited, Carruthers v News Group Newspapers Limited
Defamation – Meaning – Honest Opinion – Summary Judgment
Clarkson Plc v Person or Persons Unknown
Breach of Confidence - Injunction Against Person(s) Unknown - Application for Default Judgment and permanent injunction on paper - CPR 23.8 - Derogations from Open Justice
Clarkson Plc v Person or Persons Unknown
Injunction - Breach of Confidence - Return Date - Derogations from Open Justice
Chang Wa Shan v Esther Chan Pui Kwan
Defamation - malicious falsehood - slander - absolute privilege - civil proceedings - informant - damages - causation - remoteness - Hong Kong
C (A Child)
The publication of a judgment in care proceedings relating to Child C should not be delayed in order to protect any potential appeal by C's father against his conviction for the murder of C's elder sibling.
Cartier International AG v BSkyB (CA)
Injunctions – s.37 Senior Courts Act 1981 – web-blocking – trade marks – intellectual property – EU law – Norwich Pharmacal orders - costs
Cheshire West and Chester Council v Pickthall
Interim Injunction - Protection from Harassment Act 1997- Article 10 - whether to grant an interim injunction to prevent the defendant harassing the claimants and others by publication of allegations and abusive remarks - whether the claimants are likely to succeed at trial in defeating the defendant's defence of preventing or detecting crime
Cruddas v Calvert (CA)
Defamation - libel - justification - malicious falsehood - malice - single meaning rule - damages
CG v Facebook Ireland Ltd
Privacy - harassment - online publication - Facebook - publicising sex offender's identity and whereabouts - injunction - take-down
Coulson v Wilby
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - interim injunction - online publications
Cooke v MGN Ltd
Defamation - serious harm threshold - section 1(1) Defamation Act 2013 -evidence of serious harm - effect of apology
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.
Cartus Corporation v Siddell
Libel - interim injunction - Defamation Act 2013 - Meaning - Truth - Qualified privilege
Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v France
Privacy – human rights – public interest – public figure – debate of general interest
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.4)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - subterfuge - covert recording - Press Complaints Commission Code of Conduct - Public Interest - Justification - s.5 Defamation Act 1952 - Malice - Intention to Injure - Falsity - s.3 Defamation Act 1952 - Damages - Aggravated Damages
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.3)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Trial Judge reversed by Court of Appeal in relation to pre-trial ruling - Recusal application - appearance of bias
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.2) (CA)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Single-meaning rule - Determination of meaning for purposes of libel and malicious falsehood claims - justification - striking out
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.2)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Single-meaning rule - Determination of meaning for purposes of libel and malicious falsehood claims - justification - striking out
Evidence - admissibility of evidence of the meaning understood by publishes in malicious falsehood actions.
Cruddas v Calvert
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Amendments to Particulars of Claim - Malice - Aggravated Damages - Jury Trial
Cruddas v Adams
Defamation - Libel - Assessment of Damages - Twitter - Blog - s.12 Defamation Act 1952
Cammish v Hughes (CA)
Libel – meaning – fact or comment – honest comment and single meaning rule - Jameel abuse – costs as a condition of dismissal
Cairns v Modi; KC v MGN Ltd
Defamation - Appeal - Damages
C v Holland
New Zealand - privacy - seclusion - intimate personal space and activity - intrusion - C in shower - D installed video device - recordings made - C discovered - claim for damages - whether NZ law recognises intrusion tort - review of US and English law - liability established - damages to be assessed
Crow v Johnson
Defamation - meaning - capability - strike out - CPR 3.4
CVB v MGN Ltd
Privacy and Confidence - Anonymity - Pre-action application - Notice to Defendant - CPR Part 16 - CPR Practice Directions 7A and 16 - CPR Rule 5.4C
Cammish v Hughes
Libel - meaning - strike out - Jameel - Thornton
Contostavlos v Mendahun
Interim Injunction - Privacy - Video footage - Internet
Church v MGN Limited
Defamation - libel - ruling on meaning - procedure - application for ruling without a hearing - direction for hearing - open justice - costs
Cairns v Modi No 2
Defamation - justification - guilt - reasonable grounds to suspect - aggravated damages
Cambridge v Makin
Defamation - libel - qualified privilege - malice
Cooper v Turrell
Libel - breach of confidence - misuse of private information - assessment of damages - injunctions
CTB v News Group Newspapers
CPR 53 PD 6.3 - statements in open court - privacy - misuse of private information - part 36
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis & Anor v Times Newspapers Ltd & Anor
Libel - Article 8 - Article 10 - equality of arms in libel - breach of confidence - journalists' sources
Crookes v Newton
Defamation - Publication - Liability for Hyperlinks - Internet - Supreme Court of Canada
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Times Newspapers Ltd
Third party disclosure - breach of confidence - injunction - freedom of expression - fair trial
Caplin v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Meaning - Capability - Bane and antidote - CPR PD 53 4.1
Cook v Telegraph Media Group Limited (No 3)
Libel - honest comment - trial of preliminary issues - malice
CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No 2)
Privacy - Misuse of private information - Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights - Interim injunction - Blackmail - Anonymity - Public domain
CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No 3)
Privacy - Misuse of private information - Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights - Interim injunction - Blackmail - Anonymity - Public domain
CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Privacy - Misuse of private information - Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights - Interim injunction - Blackmail - Anonymity - Public domain
Cook v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Defamation - Part 24 - Justification - Honest comment - Reynolds privilege - Mode of trial
Clift v Clarke
Libel - Norwich Pharmacal Orders - online comments - Article 8 rights of commentators
Clift v Slough Borough Council (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Qualified privilege - Local Authority duties - Public Authorities - Anti-social behaviour - Violent Persons Register - Article 8 - Necessity and proportionality of publication - Human Rights Act 1998
CDE v MGN Ltd
Privacy - Breach of confidence - Interim injunction - Article 8 ECHR - Right to private life - Article 10 ECHR - Freedom of expression - Public interest - Balancing exercise - Anonymity of parties
Cairns v Modi
Libel – Publication – Twitter – Preliminary issue – Substantial tort – Abuse of process
Chief Constable of Humberside v Information Commissioner & Another
Data protection – Data Protection Principles - Human Rights – Whether the Data Protection Principles under the Data Protection Act 1998 oblige police to delete certain old minor convictions from the Police National Computer (PNC)
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
Crossley & Crossley v Newsquest (Midlands South) Limited
Libel – Privacy - Summary judgment – Absolute privilege – Qualified privilege – Fair comment – Malice – Abuse of process - Newspaper article reporting neighbours’ dispute
Clarke t/a Elumina Iberica UK v Bain & Prolink Holdings Corp
Defamation - Libel - Jurisdiction - Foreign publication - Aggravated damages - Striking out - Case management - Proportionality
Club La Costa (UK) PLC v (1) Toby Gebhard (2) Inventory Solutions (UK) Limited
Defamation - offer of amends - s. 2 Defamation Act 1996 - qualified privilege
Crossley & Anor v Wallace & Anor
Defamation - libel - abuse of process - no reasonable basis for bringing a claim - review of Master's decision under CPR 3.4(2)(a) and (b) - ruling on meaning
Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner (HL)
Freedom of information - s.38(1)(b), Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Data protection - Whether information held at time requested - Whether information 'personal data' - Whether information 'sensitive personal data' - s.1(1), Schedules 1, 2, and 3, Data Protection Act 1998 - Disclosure of medical information - Anonymous data - 'Barnardisation'
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Qualified privilege - Repetition rule - Single-meaning rule - Preliminary issue
Crawford v CPS
Reporting restrictions - Children - Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Article 8 ECHR - Costs
Commissioner of Police of Bermuda & Anor v Bermuda Broadcasting Co Ltd & Ors
Breach of confidence - Public interest - Media law - Freedom of the press - Police investigations - Injunctive relief - Allegations of corruption
Condé Nast Publications Ltd & Anor v UK
Human rights - Right to fair trial - Right to freedom of expression - Arts 6, 10, 18, ECHR - Civil procedure - Video conference link - Defamation - Claimant in libel proceedings giving evidence by video conference link
Chemodurov v Russia
Article 10 - Freedom of expression - Defamation - Political criticism - Value judgments - Whether 'necessary in a democratic society'
Charman v Orion Publishing Group & others (No.3) (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Qualified Privilege - Responsible journalism and authorship- Fair and accurate court reports - Reportage- Whether book protected by qualified privilege at common law
Chelsea FC v Mutu (CAS)
Sports law - Football - Breach of contract - Compensation - Appropriate regulations - Standing - Article 42, 2001 FIFA Regulations - Jurisdiction to determine compensation
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Qualified Privilege - Preliminary Issue
Copland v UK
Right to respect for private life and correspondence - Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights - Scope of "private life" and "correspondence" - Whether interference "in accordance with the law" - Monitoring of telephone calls, email and internet usage at work - No policy in place - No statutory provision for such monitoring
Campaign Against Arms Trade v BAE Systems Plc
Disclosure - Non-party disclosure - Norwich Pharmacal order - 'Mere recipient' - Leaked information - Identification of source
Connolly v DPP
Criminal law - s.1 Malicious Communications Act 1988 - Sending indecent or grossly offensive articles with purpose of causing distress or anxiety - Freedom of expression - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion - Articles 9 and 10, European Convention on Human Rights - Political or educational intent - Whether images of aborted foetuses 'indecent or grossly offensive'
Cembrit Blunn Ltd & Anr v Apex Roofing Services LLP & Anr
Copyright - Subsistence - Infringement - Breach of confidence - Defences - Contract - Satisfactory quality - Sale of Goods Act 1979, s.14(2)
CC v AB
Privacy - Confidence - Injunctions - Article 8 - Article 10 - Freedom of Expression - Harassment
Charman v Orion Publishing Group & others (No.3)
Defamation - Libel - Reynolds privilege - Responsible journalism - Fair and accurate reports - Reportage - Whether book protected by qualified privilege
Clayton v Clayton
Reporting Restrictions - Family Division - Section 97 Children Act 1989 - Section 1 Children Act 1989 - Prohibited Steps Order
Cox v MGN Ltd (Costs)
Costs - Privacy - Data protection - Appeal - Proportionality - Conditional fee agreement - Success fee - Appropriate hourly fee - Entitlement to claim for increases in hourly rates
Campbell v Safra
Defamation - Responsibility for publication - Inducing breach of contract - Elements of cause of action - Summary judgment
Culnane v Morris & Another
Defamation - Libel - Human Rights - Political Speech -Preliminary Issue - Qualified Privilege - Election communications - s.10 Defamation Act 1952 - s.3 Human Rights Act 1998
Cray v Hancock & Another
Libel - Publication - Justification - Harassment - Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Damages - Injunction - Negligence - Breach of Duty - Solicitor
Campbell v MGN Ltd (Costs) HL
Costs - Conditional Fee Agreements - Success Fee - Article 10 - Access to Justice - Article 6 - Proportionality - Cost-capping
Charman v Orion Publishing Group & others (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Trial of a Preliminary Issue on Meaning - the natural and ordinary meaning of the words complained of
Clearsprings Management Ltd v Businesslinx Ltd
Copyright - Assignment - Databases - Equitable ownership - Implied licences - Implied terms - Source codes
Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd v Multiplex Constructions (UK) Ltd
Open Justice - Access by third party to pleadings - CPR Part 5.4(5)
Charman v Orion Publishing Group & others
Defamation - Libel - Case Management Conference - Mode of Trial - Application for trial by Judge alone - s.69 Supreme Court Act 1981 - Application for meaning to be tried as a preliminary issue.
Covance Laboratories Inc v PETA Europe Ltd
Breach of confidence - Interim injunction - s.12 HRA - Public interest - Public domain
Campbell-James v Guardian Media Group plc
Defamation - Libel - Offer of Amends - Assessment of Compensation under <A
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Creative Resins International Ltd v Glasslam Europe Ltd & Others
Defamation - Libel - Solicitors - Qualified Privilege - Protection of client's interests - Malice - Summary Judgment - CPR Part 24
Crossland v Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Slander - Malicious Falsehood - Malice - Qualified Privilege - Harassment - Summary Judgment - Part 24
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester v Channel 5 Broadcast Ltd
Contempt of court - Broadcasting - Criminal investigation - Interim injunction - Whether substantial risk of serious prejudice - s.2(2) Contempt of Court Act 1981 - Appeal
Collins Stewart Limited & Another v The Financial Times Ltd (No 2)
Defamation - libel - corporate claimant - aggravated damages - further articles repeating (in part) sting of original libel
Cumpana and Mazare v Romania
Human rights - Freedom of expression - Defamation - Criminal defamation - Sentence - Articles 8, 10 ECHR
Chan U Seek v Alvis Vehicles Ltd
Open Justice - Access to Court Documents - Civil Procedure - Disclosure of documents to a non-party - CPR Rule 5.4(5)
Celador Productions Ltd v Melville
Copyright - Confidential information - Television programme format - Summary judgment - Real prospect of success - Abuse of process - Compelling reason for trial
Collins Stewart Ltd & Another v The Financial Times Ltd
Libel - Damages - Special damages - Strike out - Company - Measure of damages by reference to share price - Mode of trial - General damages
Cream Holdings Ltd v Banerjee & Others (HL)
Human Rights - Breach of confidence - Injunction - interim relief - Freedom of expression - s.12(3) Human Rights Act 1998 - Real Prospect of Success
Chauvy & Ors v France
Human rights - Freedom of Expression - Defamation - Libel - French criminal and civil law - 'good faith' defence - Articles 8, 10 ECHR
Carr v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Others
Injunctive Relief - Confidence - Threats to Kill - ECHR - Article 2 - Article 3 - Article 8 - Article 10 - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998
Campbell v MGN Ltd (HL)
Breach of confidence - Privacy- Private information - Art 8, ECHR -Freedom of expression - Art 10, ECHR- Photographs
Cox v Jones
Public inspection of court documents - CPR 32.13- Media application- Witness statements
Cyprotex Discovery Ltd v University of Sheffield
Intellectual Property- Copyright - Computer Programs - Construction of Contractual Terms
Coys Limited v Autocherish Limited & others
Defamation - Libel - interim injunction - website publication - s.12(3) Human Rights Act 1998 - Rule in Bonnard v Perryman - test to be applied
Confetti Records & Others v Warner Music UK Ltd
Copyright - Musical work - Licence - Offer and acceptance - Moral rights - Derogatory treatment - s.80(2)(b), CDPA 1988
Charterhouse Clinical Research Unit Ltd v Richmond Pharmacology Ltd
Defamation - Trade libel - Human rights - Freedom of expression - s.12(4) Human Rights Act 1998 - Art.10 European Convention on Human Rights
Covance Laboratories v J
Breach of confidence - public domain - corporate documents - whether internet publication defeated claim in confidence - injunctions
Cream Holdings Ltd v Banerjee & Another (CA)
Breach of confidence - Injunction - Freedom of expression - s.12(3) Human Rights Act 1998 - Real Prospect of Success
Cleese v Clark & Associated Newspapers Limited
Defamation- Libel - Offer of Amends Procedure- Hearing to assess compensation- Section 3(5) Defamation Act 1996 - Damages.
Chase v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Human rights - Freedom of expression - Justification - Conduct rule - Repetition rule - Matters post-dating publication
Clarke v Davey
Defamation - Slander - Strike out - CPR Part 24 - Abuse of process - Summary judgment - s.8 Defamation Act 1996 - Absolute privilege - Qualified privilege - Malice
Campbell v Frisbee
Breach of confidence - Contract of employment - Repudiation - Public interest in disclosure - summary judgment - part 24
Campbell v MGN Ltd (CA)
Breach of Confidence - Privacy - Photographs - Data Protection Act 1998 - Sensitive Personal Data - section 32 exemption - Public interest
Campbell v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - quantum - justification - whether judge had misdirected jury - effect of attempt by claimant to pervert the course of justice - appeal allowed and damages reduced from £350,000 to £30,000
Cook & Carlton Communications Ltd v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Justification - Amendment - Principles governing late application to amend to add extensive particulars of justification - Overriding Objective.
Campbell v MGN Ltd (QBD)
Breach of Confidence - Privacy - Photographs - Personal Sensitive Data - Data Protection Act 1998 - section 32 exemption - Public interest - damages - section 13 of the DPA.
Colbeck v Ferguson & Another
Malicious falsehood - Employment Law - Separate proceedings - Documents read in open court - Disclosure - Basis of claim
Carpenter v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel- Fair Trial - Striking Out - CPR 3.4(2) - Abuse of Process - article 6 - right to a fair trial
Cook & Carlton Communications plc v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Justification - Justifying allegations sharing a common sting - Lucas-Box - Case management
Colgan v Kennel Club
Public Law - Administrative law - Human Rights - Right to a Fair Trial - Article 6 - Disciplinary proceedings - Sports Law -Contractual obligations - Disciplinary penalties - Whether disproportionate
Clibbery v Allan
Court proceedings - confidentiality - chambers applications - Family Division - Applicant disclosing to press other party's evidence given at hearing in chambers - Whether family proceedings to be held in chambers - Whether proceedings in chambers confidential - Whether disclosure without Court's permission a contempt
Carden v The Jockey Club
Sports law - appeal from tribunal - duty of care - negligence - Occupiers Liability Act 1957 - duty of care owed by sport regulatory body to participant - Jockey Club
Christoffer v Poseidon Film Distributors Ltd
Intellectual property - copyright – copying - injunctive relief
Charleston & Smith v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Headline - Photographs - Meaning
Charlton v EMAP plc and others
Defamation - settlement - statement in open court - defendant's objection to terms - court's approach - relevant considerations - whether commercial reasons for settlement offer to be referred to
Cobain v Information Commissioner & CPS
FOIA appeal concerning information held by the CPS about the prosecution of Nick Griffin in 1997/98