Cruddas Appeal allowed in part
On 17 March 2015 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Cruddas v (1) Calvert (2) Blake (3) Times Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 171. Mr Cruddas had brought claims in libel and malicious… Read More »
N-word text appeal dismissed
The bid by former professional footballer and Kick It Out ambassador Paul Elliott to have the libel claim against him by fellow former professional Richard Rufus struck out by the Court of Appeal has failed…. Read More »
CQC apologises to Jill Finney
The CQC has settled the libel and Human Rights Act claims brought against it by its former Deputy Chief Executive Jill Finney following a mediation last week. The CQC has published the following apology on… Read More »
Times costs appeal in Flood rejected
The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal brought by Times Newspapers Ltd against the costs ruling made by Nicola Davies J in Gary Flood’s favour at the conclusion of his claim for libel. The claim arose… Read More »
‘Plebgate’ Judgment
Today Mr Justice Mitting gave judgment on the preliminary issue of whether the words complained of were substantially true in the claims between Andrew Mitchell MP, News Group Newspapers publishers of The Sun, and PC… Read More »
Man held in contempt by Gibraltar court
The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has found that a claim brought by Terence Ewing against the Sunday Times in respect of a matter already litigated in three other jurisdictions was a serious abuse of process… Read More »
Apology and damages in “serious financial loss” claim
Hodge Jones & Allen LLP (HJA) on Monday 24 November 2014 received an apology and substantial compensation in respect of an article published in June 2014 on the front page of The Times. This is… Read More »
“Plebgate” trial begins
One of the most high profile libel trials of recent years starts at Court 13 of the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday 17 November. The “Plebgate” trial, heard by Mr Justice Mitting, will determine… Read More »
Miller and Crawford: permission refused
The Supreme Court has recently refused permission to appeal in two media law cases which reached the Court of Appeal earlier in 2014: Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd was a defamation case concerning a Chase… Read More »
21st Edition of Clerk & Lindsell on Torts out now
The new 21st edition of this definitive work on tort law is available now. 5RB‘s Adam Speker and Felicity McMahon are the editors of the Defamation Chapter. This new edition of Clerk & Lindsell on Torts brings the… Read More »
Limitation appeal allowed
The Court of Appeal today allowed an appeal brought by LexisNexis and Community Care Inform (CCI) over the publication of a legal case report first placed on its websites in October 2010 and January 2011. The… Read More »
Frank Warren wins libel damages
Frank Warren was today awarded £50,000 libel damages in the High Court over allegations made by a Scottish promoter and manager, Alex Morrison, in March 2013, which were reported widely in the national and sporting… Read More »
Section 1 appeal will not go ahead
The Claimants in Cooke v MGN [2014] EWHC 2831 (QB) have said they no longer wish to pursue the permission to appeal granted by Bean J in respect of his decision, handed down in August,… Read More »
Doctor wins libel claim against the Daily Mail
Mr Justice Dingemans today handed down judgment in the libel case of Serrano Garcia v Associated Newspapers Limited. The claim related to an article published in the Daily Mail on 21 April 2012 about a consultation between… Read More »
Chambers Bar Awards 2014
5RB is pleased to announce that Adam Speker has been named Defamation & Privacy Junior Barrister of the Year at the annual Chambers & Partners Bar Awards held on 2 October 2014. Adam was called to the Bar… Read More »
Slander Action Settles
In a statement in open court read today, David Harvey, the former Chairman of the Rowlands Castle Parish Council apologised for comments he made about Alan Craggs, the former Chairman of the Rowlands Parish Hall… Read More »
Permission to appeal on Defamation Act 2013
Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal was granted at a hearing today before Bean J in Cooke v MGN [2014] EWHC 2831 (QB). In his written judgment, handed down in August, Bean J… Read More »
Defamation Act 2013 – First Cases
The High Court has heard and delivered judgments in the first cases brought under the Defamation Act 2013. In Cooke v MGN [2014] EWHC 2831 (QB), Bean J was asked to decide meaning and serious… Read More »
Mosque libel trial adjourned part-heard
A libel trial which arose from a dispute over the control of the Jamia and Al Noor mosques in Newport, South Wales, has been adjourned on its sixth day because the Fourth Defendant was too ill to continue…. Read More »
Witness Immunity Rule Extends to Harassment
The Court of Appeal has today ruled that an individual who makes a complaint to the police cannot be sued for malicious procurement of arrest or false imprisonment or rely upon the complaint to the… Read More »