When mere defamation Isn’t enough: “serious reputational harm” in Hegab – Law & Religion UK

Posted August 12th, 2025 in news by sally

‘In Hegab v The Spectator (1828) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2043 (KB), Mr Hegab sought damages in libel and under the Data Protection Act 2018 in respect of an article written by the second defendant, Mr Murray, and published in The Spectator. The article said that Mr Hegab was a street agitator who had whipped up his followers and made disparaging comments about Hindus in the context of disturbances between local Muslims and Hindus.’

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Law & Religion UK, 12th August 2025

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