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Pendragon Plc v Person(s) Unknown

November 24, 2022

Breach of Confidence – Blackmail – Injunction Against Person(s) Unknown – Application for continuation of interim injunction on return date – Default judgment – Derogations from Open Justice

[2022] EWHC 2985 (KB) - King’s Bench Division, Media and Communications List

Judge Collins Rice J

Parris v Ajayi & Ors

February 12, 2021

Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Strike out - Amendments - Henderson v Henderson abuse of process - Consent to disciplinary procedure within employment context - Friend v Civil Aviation Authority- Claim for losses flowing from dismissal - Jurisdiction of Employment Tribunal - Johnson exclusion area - Johnson v Unisys Ltd - Jameel abuse of process - Failure to provide reference

[2021] EWHC 285 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Richard Spearman QC (Sitting as a Judge of the Queens Bench Division)

Poulter v Times Newspapers Limited

December 17, 2018

Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Trial of Preliminary Issue on meaning

[2018] EWHC 3900 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division, Media and Communications List

Judge Nicklin J

PML v Person(s) Unknown

April 17, 2018

Breach of Confidence – Blackmail - Injunction Against Person(s) Unknown – Application for continuation of interim injunction on return date – Derogations from Open Justice

[2018] EWHC 838 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division, Media and Communications List

Judge Nicklin J

PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd (SC)

May 19, 2016

PJS v News Group Newspapers – Privacy – Injunction – Court of Appeal – Article 8 – Article 10 – Sun on Sunday – Publicity - Permission to Appeal - Appeal - Supreme Court - whether to uphold decision of Court of Appeal to discharge interim injunction

[2016] UKSC 26 - Supreme Court

Judge Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Reed, Lord Toulson

PJS v News Group Newspapers (2)

April 18, 2016

PJS v News Group Newspapers - Privacy - Injunction - Court of Appeal - Article 8 - Article 10 - Sun on Sunday - Publicity

[2016] EWCA Civ 393 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Lord Justice Jackson, Lady Justice King, Lord Justice Simon

PJS v News Group Newspapers

January 22, 2016

Privacy - Injunction - Misuse of Private Information - Article 8 - Article 10 - Balancing exercise - Correcting the Record - Rights of Children

[2016] EWCA Civ 100 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Lord Justice Jackson, Lady Justice King

Pinard-Byrne v Linton

October 12, 2015

Privy Council Appeal from Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Commonwealth of Dominica) - Defamation - Libel - Reynolds qualified privilege/ public interest defence - Whether the Court of Appeal was wrong to have overturned the first instance judge's rejection of the defence

[2015] UKPC 41 - Privy Council

Judge Lords Clarke, Wilson, Sumption, Carnwath, Toulson

PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd (CA)

August 1, 2014

Privacy – identification – criminal proceedings – reporting restrictions - open justice - article 8 - article 10

[2014] EWCA Civ 1132 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Sharp LJ, Vos LJ, The Master of the Rolls

Pentikainen v. Finland

February 4, 2014

Journalism - demonstrations - criminal liability - Article 10

[2014] ECHR 106 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Ineta Ziemele, President, Päivi Hirvelä, George Nicolaou, Ledi Bianku, Vincent A. De Gaetano,Paul Mahoney, Faris Vehabovic

P (A Child)

December 17, 2013

Reporting restrictions - family courts - identification - Article 8 - Article 10

[2013] EWHC 4048 (Fam) - High Court, Family Division

Judge Munby P

PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd

October 22, 2013

Privacy - identification - criminal proceedings - reporting restrictions - open justice - article 8 - article 10

[2013] EWHC 3177 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Price v Powell

December 12, 2012

Privacy - strike out - Jameel - abuse of process - Article 8 - Article 10

[2012] EWHC 3527 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Peacock v MGN Ltd (Costs)

July 30, 2010

Defamation - Libel -  Costs - Conditional fee agreement - Staged success fee - Whether amount of success fee sought reasonable - Proportionality - Whether overall fees claimed reasonable

[2010] EWHC 90174 (Costs) - Senior Courts Costs Office

Judge Master Campbell, Costs Judge

Paton v Poole BC

July 29, 2010

Privacy - Article 8 ECHR - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2002 - Surveillance - Local Education Authority - Application to School - Necessity - Proportionality

IPT/09/01/C - IPT/09/05/C - Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Judge The President Mummery LJ, the Vice President Burton J and Mr Peter Scott QC

Peacock v MGN Ltd

April 8, 2009

Defamation – Libel – Costs capping order – Conditional fee agreement – After the event insurance – New costs capping rules - Whether a costs cap should be ordered

[2009] EWHC 769 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Patel v Allos Therapeutics Inc

June 13, 2008

Domain names - Trade marks - Registration of domain name with intent to use a protest site - No active use - UDRP - Order to transfer domain name to trade mark owner - Whether breach of registrant's rights under European Convention on Human Rights - Defamation - Malicious falsehood - Harassment - Wrongful threats - s.21, Trade Marks Act 1994

Claim no. HC07C01730 - Chancery Division

Judge Sonia Proudman QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge

P & Others v Quigley

May 16, 2008

Misuse of private information - False information - Article 8 - Article 10 - Injunctive relief - Breach of contract

[2008] EWHC 1051 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Pfeifer v Austria

November 15, 2007

Article 8 - Right to private life - Right to reputation - Article 10 - Freedom of expression - Defamation - Libel - Political criticism - Value judgments

Application No. 12556/03 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Loucaides (President), Vajiæ, Kovler, Hajiyev, Spielmann, Jebens & Schäffer

Purnell v F1 Business Magazine Ltd & Another

April 18, 2007

Defamation - Justification defence struck out - Jury to determine quantum of damages - Effect of the prior reasoned judgment re the strike out on vindicatory element of the jury award

[2007] EWCA Civ 744; [2008] 1 WLR 1 - Court of Appeal

Judge Chadwick & Laws LJJ & Evans-Lombe J

Polydor & Ors v Brown & Ors

November 28, 2005

Copyright - Making available - ss.16(1)(d) & 20 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Internet - Music - File-sharing - Peer-to-peer software - Ignorance of distribution - Summary judgment - Real prospect of success

[2005] EWHC 3191 (Ch); (2006) 26(3) IPD 29021 - Chancery Division

Judge Lawrence Collins J

Panday v Gordon

October 5, 2005

Defamation - Slander - Qualified privilege - Malice - Constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression - Level of damages

[2005] UKPC 36; [2006] 1 AC 427; [2006] 2 WLR 39 - Privy Council

Judge Lords Nicholls, Hoffmann, Rodger, Walker and Baroness Hale

Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd (HL)

February 10, 2005

Defamation - Libel - Human Rights - Civil procedure - Civil evidence - evidence by video link - hearsay

[2005] UKHL 10; [2005] 1 WLR 637; [2005] 1 All ER 945; [2005] EMLR 287; The Times, 11 Feb 2005; The Independent, 16 Feb 2005 - House of Lords

Judge Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Hope of Craighead, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Carswell

Pedersen and Baadsgaard v Denmark (No.2)

December 17, 2004

Human Rights - Defamation - Libel - Article 10 - Freedom of Expression - Article 6 - TV Documentary about wrongful conviction - Journalists fined for defaming senior police officer - whether interference necessary in a democratic society

(2006) 42 EHRR 486 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Wildhaber (President), Rozakis, Costa, Bratza, Caflisch, Türmen, Strážnická, Bîrsan, Lorenzen, Casadevall, Zupan?i?, Hedigan, Pellonpää, Baka, Maruste, Ugrekhelidze & Hajiyev JJ

Phonographic Performance Ltd v DTI

July 23, 2004

Copyright - Limitation - Damages - Community Directive on copyright into national law - Consequential loss - Whether fresh claim each time loss suffered - Whether statute-barred - s.2 Limitation Act 1980 - Art 8(2) Council Directive 92/100/EEC

[2004] EWHC 1795 (Ch); [2004] 1 WLR 2893; [2005] 1 All ER 369; [2005] RPC 8; [2004] EMLR 647; The Times 27 Aug 2004 - Chancery Division

Judge Sir Andrew Morritt V-C

Pelling v Bruce-Williams

July 1, 2004

Reporting restrictions - Family proceedings - Routine exclusion of the press and public - s.97(2), Children Act 1989 - Statutory prohibition on identifying a child who is the subject of proceedings under the Children Act 1989 - Whether these constraints are Convention compliant

[2004] EWCA Civ 845; [2004] Fam 155; [2004] 3 WLR 1178; [2004] 3 All ER 875; [2004] 2 FLR 823 - Court of Appeal

Judge Thorpe, Sedley and Arden LJJ

Pal v General Medical Council and others

May 27, 2004

Defamation - Libel - Data Protection Act 1998 - Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 8 - General Medical Council - Summary Judgment - CPR Part 24 - Costs

[2004] EWHC 1485 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division (Birmingham District Registry)

Judge HHJ Charles Harris QC

Phillipps v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Another

February 10, 2004

Defamation - Acceptance of Defendants' Part 36 Offer to Settle - Entitlement to Unilateral Statement in Open Court - Part 53 PD 6.1 - Costs

[2004] EWHC 190 (QB); [2004] 1 WLR 2106; [2004] 2 All ER 455; [2004] EMLR 218 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J

Paddick v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No.2)

December 10, 2003

Privacy - Breach of Confidence - Disclosure - Whether truth/falsity of the allegations were relevant

[2003] EWHC 2991 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd (CA)

November 11, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Civil procedure - Civil evidence - Human Rights - CPR - Video conference link

[2003] EWCA Civ 1573; [2004] 1 WLR 387; [2004] 1 All ER 1220; [2004] EMLR 7 - Court of Appeal

Judge Simon Brown, Jonathan Parker & Thomas LJ

Pedder v News Group Newspapers Ltd

October 7, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Abuse of process - Human Rights -Whether an attempt to re-litigate issues already decided against Claimants in a similar action should be struck out as an abuse of the process - whether the Defendants could rely upon the Claimants being on a conditional fee agreement without ate insurance to justify striking out the claim

[2003] EWHC 2442 (QB); [2004] EMLR 348 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Gray J

Powell v Boladz & others

September 19, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Delay - Striking out - Abuse of process - Human Rights - Articles 6, 8 & 10 European Convention on Human Rights

[2003] EWHC 2160 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Paddick v Associated Newspapers Ltd

September 10, 2003

Privacy - Breach of Confidence - Human Rights - Part 18 Further Information - Disclosure of amount paid to source by newspaper - Damages - Public Interest Defence

10/09/2003 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Gray J

Peer International Corp v Termidor Music Editora Musical de Cuba

July 30, 2003

Copyright - Musical works - Assignments - Licenses - Reversionary copyrights - Cuban law - Effectiveness of purported assignments of reversionary copyrights

[2002] EWCA Civ 1156; [2004] Ch 212; [2004] 2 WLR 849; [2004] RPC 23; [2003] EMLR 34; [2003] FSR 767 - Court of Appeal

Judge Aldous, Mance, & Latham LJ

Pedersen and Baadsgaard v Denmark

June 19, 2003

Human Rights - Defamation - Libel - Article 10 - Freedom of Expression - TV Documentary about wrongful conviction - Journalists fined for defaming senior police officer - whether interference necessary in a democratic society

19/06/2003 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge

Peck v United Kingdom

January 28, 2003

Human Rights - Privacy - Article 8 - respect for private life - interference - in accordance with the law - legitimate aim - necessary in a democratic society - Article 13 - right to an effective remedy- Article 41 - damages, costs and expenses

(2003) 36 EHRR 41; [2003] EMLR 287 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge

Parker v Rasalingham

July 3, 2000

Injunctions - consent order - breach - legal advice - damages

Times Law Reports - High Court Chancery Division

Judge Lawrence Collins J

Phonographic Performance Ltd v Candy Rock Recording Ltd

March 30, 2000

Intellectual property - copyright - Copyright Tribunal - royalty rate - commercial dubbers - narrowcasters - s.129 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

[2000] EWCA Civ 97; [2000] EMLR 618 - Court of Appeal

Judge Aldous & Waller LJJ & Rougier J

Performing Right Society Ltd v Boizot

February 2, 1999

Intellectual property - Copyright - Licensing - Performance of musical items - Royalties

[1999] EWCA Civ 700; [1999] EMLR 359 - Court of Appeal

Judge Lord Woolf MR, Aldous & Sedley LJJ

Petronelli v Collins

April 11, 1995

Boxing - management contract - foreign judgment - default judgment - enforcement - summary judgment - company claimant dissolved - due service - public policy - fraud - leave to defend

11/04/1995 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Deputy Master Ashton

Prowess Racing Ltd v Jason Plato

March 22, 1990

Motor racing - contract - racing driver intending to change teams - injunction - restraint of trade - rule against penalties

22/03/1990 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Sir Peter Pain