Cases

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Sharma v Singh & Associated Newspapers Ltd

Defamation - Libel - Defences - Justification - Lucas-Box meaning - Legitimate scope of plea of justification to a level 1 meaning - Repetition rule Harassment - Whether conduct constituted harassment - Protection from Harassment Act 1997

[2007] EWHC 2988 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Stoll v Switzerland

Article 10 - Journalistic sources - Responsible journalism - National interests

Application No 69698/01 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Grand Chamber

Sheffield Wednesday FC & ors v Hargreaves

Defamation - Libel - Norwich Pharmacal relief - Anonymous website postings

[2007] EWHC 2375 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Richard Parkes QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)

Sheffield United Football Club Ltd v Football Association Premier League Ltd

Sport - football - player registration - breach of rules - Disciplinary Commission - fine imposed - no points deducted - third party club complaints - alleged illegality in decision - alleged failure of FAPL to investigate and take further disciplinary measures - relief sought required reconsideration and new charges - arbitration of those issues under FAPL rules - no relief granted

[2007] ISLR, SLR-77 - FAPL Arbitration Panel

Judge Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton (Chair), David Pannick QC, Nicholas Randall

Saim Üstün v Turkey

Human rights - Freedom of expression - Article 10, European Convention on Human Rights - Whether necessary in a democratic society - Conviction of publisher for publication of separatist propaganda

Application No. 37685/02 - European Court of Human Rights

Judge Baka (President), Cabral Barreto, Türmen, Ugrekhelidze, Zagrebelsky, Mularoni, Popoviã and Joèienë JJ

Stretford v The Football Association Ltd & Another (CA)

FA disciplinary proceedings – Declaratory relief - Restraint of trade - Public policy - Article 6, ECHR - Arbitration agreement under FA rules – Stay - s.9(1), Arbitration Act 1996

[2007] EWCA Civ 238; [2007] 2 Lloyd's Rep 31; (2007) Bus LR 1052; (2007) 1 CLC 256; The Times, 13 April 2007 - Court of Appeal

Judge Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Waller and Sedley LLJ