Local council and newspaper pay substantial damages
Two female taxi drivers have accepted substantial compensation in settlement of their claim for libel against Fenland District Council and Archant Regional Limited. Yesterday a statement in open court was read on behalf of the… Read More »
Peter Cruddas awarded £45k for breach of election law libel
Peter Cruddas, Executive Chairman of CMC Markets and former co-Treasurer of the Conservative Party, has today been awarded libel damages of £45,000 in the High Court against Mark Adams, the lobbyist and former Private Secretary… Read More »
Businessman awarded £7,500 for twitter campaign
A racing tipster has been awarded £7,500 damages for a large number of defamatory allegations which were tweeted to several hundred people. In October 2011 a group of owners, trainers and tipsters from Yorkshire were… Read More »
Naomi Campbell wins elephant cruelty libel claim
Naomi Campbell has settled her libel claim against the publishers of the Daily Telegraph with a joint Statement in Open Court read today before Mr Justice Eady and the payment of substantial damages and costs…. Read More »
Court of Appeal rules on Jameel abuse
Giving judgment for the defendant on appeal in Cammish v Hughes, the Court of Appeal struck out a claim using the Jameel jurisdiction, with costs as a condition of dismissal. A claim between two businessman… Read More »
Judgment day in Joseph v Spiller
Judgment was handed down this morning by Mr Justice Tugendhat in the long-awaited libel trial of Joseph v Spiller. Craig Joseph, the front man of a Motown tribute band, The Gillettes, together with his fellow… Read More »
Jury awards libel damages to Frankie Boyle
A jury has awarded comedian Frankie Boyle damages of £54,650 against Mirror Group Newspapers after a week-long trial. Mr Boyle, represented by 5RB’s David Sherborne, was awarded £50,400, the jury having found that an article… Read More »
Defamation Bill Second Reading in the House of Lords
On 9 October the Defamation Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords, where, as noted at Report and Third Reading in the Commons, a lot of the detailed scrutiny and amendment of… Read More »
First jury libel trial for 3 years
In the first libel jury trial for nearly 3 years, graduate student and university tutor Luke Cooper won damages of £35,000 against the Evening Standard and £25,000 against the Daily Mail. The cases concerned articles… Read More »
Solicitor wins poster libel case
A UK solicitor has won his libel claim against a former client with the payment of £50,000 in damages, an apology, an undertaking not to repeat and indemnity costs. Stewart Wiseman, a solicitor at Lorrells LLP… Read More »
Defamation Bill published
A Defamation Bill containing a comprehensive range of provisions to reform defamation law in England and Wales is published today. Following a commitment made in the Government’s Coallition Agreement in 2010, and public consultation and… Read More »
Times withdraws Flood appeal
The Times has withdrawn its appeal to the Supreme Court in regard to what has become known as the second limb of its appeal in Flood v Times Newspapers Limited. The second limb concerned Tugendhat J.’s… Read More »
Flood: Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal
The Supreme Court has overturned part of the decision of the Court of Appeal which found that a report published by The Times about an investigation into a Detective Sergeant Flood was not protected by Reynolds privilege. The original… Read More »
Mail on Sunday apologises to MP
The Mail on Sunday has accepted that an allegation that the Conservative MP Dominic Raab behaved as a sexist bully is unfounded. The article complained of was published on 30 January 2011 as Payout for… Read More »
Government Response on the Draft Defamation Bill
On 29 February the Government published its Response to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill. The Government accepts the substance of the majority of the Joint Committee’s recommendations in whole or… Read More »
Telegraph refused permission to appeal in Thornton case
The Court of Appeal have refused permission to appeal to The Daily Telegraph against the decision of Mr Justice Tugendhat in the case of Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd. In a judgment handed down… Read More »
Nancy no gold-digger says Judge, dismissing Dell’Olio claim
A libel claim by Nancy Dell’Olio against the Daily Mail was dismissed in a judgment handed down by Tugendhat J on 20 December 2011, after a hearing on meaning. The judgment gives further guidance on the… Read More »
Summary judgment for ex-MP
Nigel Waterson, who was shadow Minister for Pensions in the last Parliament has obtained summary judgment in his defamation action based on the leaflets distributed by his successor at the 2010 General Election. During the… Read More »
Liability for hyperlinks
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that mere hyperlinking to defamatory matter is an insufficient basis on which to impose liability for defamation, even if the publisher of the hyperlinks is aware of the… Read More »
Sunday Times settles Baturina libel claim
A Statement In Open Court read today before Mr Justice Eady brought to an end the long-running libel claim brought by Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina against Times Newspapers Ltd. The Sunday Times claimed in articles… Read More »