Social media and the law: Could your next tweet get you in trouble? – BBC News
‘Some people use Twitter to live tweet Love Island. Others use it to complain that their Deliveroo order arrived cold.’
BBC News, 29th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: defamation
County court order against Boris Johnson struck out – BBC News
‘Boris Johnson no longer has a county court judgement against him after his lawyers sought to strike out a claim for a £535 debt for alleged defamation.’
BBC News, 13th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Laurence Fox sued for libel over ‘paedophile’ comments – BBC News
‘London mayoral candidate Laurence Fox is being sued for libel after he called three people “paedophiles” on Twitter.’
BBC News, 7th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Johnny Depp loses bid to overturn High Court libel ruling that he assaulted Amber Heard – The Independent
‘Johnny Depp has lost a bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling which concluded he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and left her in “fear for her life”.’
The Independent, 25th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Julie Burchill agrees to pay Ash Sarkar ‘substantial damages’ in libel case – The Guardian
‘The columnist Julie Burchill has apologised to the activist and journalist Ash Sarkar, and agreed to pay her “substantial damages”, after a series of social media posts in which she accused Sarkar of being an Islamist, a hypocrite and worshipping a paedophile.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge refuses to grant solicitor injunction after “grave robber” claims – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has refused to grant a solicitor a permanent injunction to enforce undertakings made by the son of a client that he would stop making defamatory statements.’
Legal Futures, 9th March 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Senior solicitor wins libel claim over misconduct allegations – Legal Futures
‘A senior solicitor at the Environment Agency has won his libel action against the owners of a garden centre business who accused him of professional misconduct in prosecuting one of them.’
Legal Futures, 3rd March 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Rape social media posts: How speaking out got twin sisters sued – BBC News
‘Two sisters say they’ve been silenced by the man they reported for sexual assault after he sued them for talking about what happened.’
BBC News, 24th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council secures injunction against man who circumvented redaction in child protection papers – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Lambeth has won a final injunction against a man who was able to remove a redaction on papers concerning child welfare.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Man to pay £25,000 damages over negative TrustPilot review – BBC News
‘A man who left a negative review of a legal firm on the TrustPilot website has been ordered to pay £25,000 ($34,000) in libel damages.’
BBC News, 9th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Johnny Depp applies to court of appeal over ‘wife beater’ ruling – The Guardian
‘Johnny Depp has applied directly to the court of appeal in a bid to overturn a high court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Times pays damages to advocacy group falsely linked to Reading killer – The Guardian
‘The Times has apologised to the advocacy organisation Cage and agreed to pay it £30,000 in damages for suggesting it was supporting a man who stabbed three people to death in what police said was a terrorist rampage in a Reading park.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Johnny Depp loses bid to appeal libel case ruling against him – The Independent
‘Johnny Depp has been denied the right to appeal by the High Court following its ruling which found that the claims that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard were “substantially true”.’
The Independent, 27th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rebekah Vardy wins in first stage of Coleen Rooney libel action – The Guardian
‘Coleen Rooney’s Instagram post about the suspected source of leaks of private information in the so-called “Wagatha Christie” row “clearly identified” Rebekah Vardy as having “secretly informed the Sun newspaper of Ms Rooney’s private posts and stories”, a judge ruled on Friday.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case set for first High Court hearing – Daily Telegraph
‘Rebekah Vardy has strongly denied Coleen Rooney’s accusations about leaks to a tabloid newspaper, and has sued for damages for libel.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Depp’s Defeat: A Human Rights Victory – Each Other
‘‘Trial by media’ is often touted as a crude alternative to our legal system. But in losing his libel action against The Sun, Johnny Depp’s court battle backfired. It’s a resounding win for press freedom – and for domestic abuse survivors.’
Each Other, 16th November 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
Behind the Depp headlines: meaning, evidence and juries – Doughty Street Chambers
‘On 2nd November 2020, Nicol J handed down his eagerly awaited judgment in Depp v News Group Newspapers and anor [2020] EWHC 2911 (QB). This high-profile case has been widely reported and needs little introduction. In short, Mr Depp failed in his defamation claim concerning an article published by The Sun that alleged that he had committed acts of violence against his then-wife Amber Heard. Nicol J held that the defendants had proved it was “substantially true” that Mr Depp had committed acts of violence against Ms Heard on twelve pleaded occasions.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 6th November 2020
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Mamadou Sakho: Defender accepts ‘substantial’ damages from Wada – BBC News
‘Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho has accepted “substantial” damages from the World Anti-Doping Agency over allegations he took banned performance-enhancing drugs.’
BBC News, 4th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard – The Guardian
‘The Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has lost his high-stakes libel action in the London courts against the Sun after the newspaper described him as a “wife beater”.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Meghan wins court bid to keep friends’ identities secret – The Guardian
‘The Duchess of Sussex has won a high court bid to keep secret the identities of five friends who gave anonymous interviews to a US celebrity magazine, in the latest stage of her legal action against the owner of the Mail on Sunday.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
