Lance Armstrong settles Sunday Times case over defamation damages
Lance Armstrong and the Sunday Times have reached a “mutually acceptable final resolution” to the High Court case brought by the Sunday Times’ to reclaim the £300,000 paid to Armstrong in damages, plus £720,000 in… Read More »
Former Tory Treasurer awarded £180,000 against Sunday Times
The former Treasurer of the Conservative Party, Peter Cruddas, has won his legal battle with the Sunday Times after being awarded £180,000 against the newspaper and two of its Insight journalists. The action for libel and malicious falsehood arose… Read More »
Surfer wins damages
Yachting World has apologised in open court to Mr Tristram Cokes over a false allegation that he had served time for cocaine smuggling and agreed to pay him substantial libel damages. Mr Cokes has been… Read More »
DPP unveils guidance on social media prosecutions
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer has issued guidance for the CPS on when to initiate legal action against those who breach UK communications laws on social media. The guidance comes after a number… Read More »
Defamation Act receives Royal Assent
The Defamation Bill has completed all its Parliamentary stages, and having received Royal Assent has become the Defamation Act 2013. The Act requires a Statutory Instrument to bring it into force. Justice Minister Lord McNally… Read More »
CJC report on defamation costs published
The Working Group put together by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to look into costs protection options in defamation and related proceedings published its final report yesterday. The report sets out a number of recommendations… Read More »
Croatian Actor wins damages for “Nazi war criminal” error
A Croatian actor has accepted undisclosed libel damages after The Independent wrongly identified him as a Nazi war criminal. Ljubomir Jurkovic brought libel proceedings against the newspaper after his photograph was used to illustrate a front page story about the death of… Read More »
Blogger loses libel claim against Council
A Blogger, who runs a website called Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and More, has lost her libel claim against a Council and its Chief Executive. Jacqui Thompson had achieved some nationwide publicity when she was arrested… Read More »
Banker libel case settles
The parties in Qadir v Associated Newspapers Ltd have reached a settlement. Former banker Irfan Qadir has reached a settlement with Associated Newspapers over the publication in the Mail on Sunday in 2011 of two… Read More »
Google can be liable as publisher
The Court of Appeal today handed down its long-awaited judgment in Tamiz v Google Inc. It is the first case, following a sequence of High Court decisions such as Godfrey v Demon Internet, Bunt v Tilley… Read More »
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 »
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 »
David Sherborne Defamation/Privacy Junior of the Year
David Sherborne has won the Privacy/Defamation Junior of the Year at the 2012 Chambers and Partners awards. The award, announced at the annual ceremony at the Park Lane Hilton on 25 October 2012 recognises David… 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 »
Mail on Sunday report privilege fails
Irfan Qadir, a former Bank of Scotland Director, who sued over two articles which appeared in the Mail on Sunday, has successfully seen off the newspaper’s attempts to rely on various grounds of privilege. The… Read More »
Libel dispute settled by arbitration
The Press Gazette reports on the use of binding arbitration in a recent libel matter. Richard Ward, owner of the salon where the Duchess of Cambridge had her wedding-day haired styled has settled his dispute… 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 »