Cases

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

Poulter v Times Newspapers Limited

December 17, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purnell v Business F1 Magazine Ltd & Another

March 14, 2006

Libel - Allegation of bribery - Justification - Summary judgment - CPR Part 24

Panday v Gordon

October 5, 2005

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

Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd (HL)

February 10, 2005

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

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

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

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

Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd (CA)

November 11, 2003

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

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

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

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