Court holds that it has no jurisdiction under CPR 3.1(7) to set aside libel judgment
On 5 December 2025, Guy Vassall-Adams KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) dismissed a defendant’s application to set aside the judgments against him, on liability and remedies, on the ground that they had… Read More »
University retracts false ‘forced labour’ claims against Hong Kong company
Sheffield Hallam University today retracted false claims it had published about Hong Kong clothing business Smart Shirts Limited, in a statement in open court read before Mr Justice Nicklin. The University had alleged, in a… Read More »
Meaning ruling in Andy Ngo v Guardian News & Media Ltd
The High Court (DHCJ Guy Vassall-Adams KC) has determined meaning following a preliminary issue trial in a libel claim brought by Andy Ngo, a journalist and the author of the book Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical… Read More »
Claimant refused permission to appeal in Amersi v BBC
The Court of Appeal has refused an application by Mohamed Amersi in his libel claim against the BBC for permission to appeal against parts of a June order of Johnson J concerning interim applications by… Read More »
Home Secretary apologises in open Court to Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin
Today, in the High Court in London before Mrs Justice Hill, the Home Secretary and the Home Office have apologised unreservedly to Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a prominent British Muslim community leader, and paid him £225,000 in… Read More »
High Court condemns ‘unsubstantiated character assassination’ in £70,000 libel judgment
Dr Matthew Garrett, a software engineer and free software activist, has been awarded £70,000 in damages for libel in a judgment by the High Court. Dr Garrett issued libel proceedings over a number of defamatory… Read More »
Duncan and Neill on Defamation 6th Edition
Duncan and Neill on Defamation and other Media and Communications Claims 6th Edition The sixth edition of this highly regarded work is now available. Published by LexisNexis Butterworths, this publication is intended to be a… Read More »
Settlement in Richard Taylor v (1) Pathe Productions (2) Baby Cow Productions and (3) Steve Coogan
A claim by Mr Richard Taylor for libel arising from the film The Lost King has settled in his favour. A statement in open court was read on behalf of Mr Taylor today by 5RB’s… Read More »
Judgment in Noel Clarke v Guardian News and Media Ltd
The High Court has today given judgment in Noel Clarke v Guardian News and Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB), following the six-week trial that took place earlier this year. The claim was for libel… Read More »
Defamation Trial in Hegab v The Spectator & Anor
On Monday, the High Court began a four day trial of a defamation claim in Hegab (“Hijab”) v The Spectator (1828) Ltd & Anor before Mr Justice Johnson. Mohammed Hijab, a prominent British YouTuber with… Read More »
Preliminary issue judgment in Aluko v Barton
The High Court has given judgment on preliminary issues in a libel claim brought by the broadcaster and former professional footballer Eniola Aluko against Joey Barton, the former professional footballer and manager. A preliminary issue… Read More »
Frank Warren v Chris Eubank Jr – boxing claim goes to trial on meaning
Boxing promoter Frank Warren’s claim against boxer Christopher Eubank Jr for words spoken at a press conference in September 2024, broadcast live and subsequently shared online, is in the High Court before Mr Justice Jay… Read More »
John Ware’s Defamation Case Against Roger Waters and Al Jazeera: Preliminary Issues Heard in Court
A trial of preliminary issues took place yesterday before Mrs Justice Eady in the defamation claim brought by John Ware against Roger Waters and Al Jazeera Media Network. The claim concerns an interview that Mr… Read More »
Statins statement in open court
A statement was read in open court before Nicklin J on 5 December 2024 on behalf of the claimants, Zoë Harcombe PhD and Dr Malcolm Kendrick, in their long-running libel claim against Associated Newspapers. This recorded… Read More »
Dyson discontinues libel claim against Channel 4 News
Technology giant Dyson has abandoned its defamation claim against Channel 4 and ITN, which had been brought over a broadcast on Channel 4 News. Dyson sued Channel 4, and ITN, the makers of the programme,… Read More »
Judgment entered for Dr Ashti Hawrami on OCCRP’s statutory reporting defence
Judgment was handed down by Mrs Justice Steyn on 23 August 2024 following a trial of preliminary issues of whether parts of an article published on the OCCRP’s website (“The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting… Read More »
Preliminary issue judgment in Vine v Barton
The High Court has given judgment on preliminary issues in a libel claim brought by presenter and journalist Jeremy Vine against Joey Barton, the former professional footballer and manager. A preliminary issue trial was held… Read More »
Statement in open court in Davies v BBC
Steve Davies, former chauffeur to HRH Diana Princess of Wales, has obtained substantial compensation and an apology from the BBC in relation to allegations, which the BBC has accepted were serious and unfounded, that Mr… Read More »
Vine v Barton: trial of preliminary issues
Today the High Court will hear argument in a preliminary issue trial in a libel and harassment claim brought by Jeremy Vine, the presenter and journalist, against Joey Barton, the former professional footballer and manager…. Read More »
Judgment on remedies in Blake & Seymour v Fox
Following judgment in the libel trial of Blake and others v Fox [2024] EWHC 146 (KB) and a subsequent remedies hearing on 22 March 2024, Mrs Justice Collins Rice has today handed down judgment on… Read More »