Luke Cooper’s case shows damage of abolishing trial by jury in libel cases – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2012 in defamation, juries, news, trials by sally

“Judges indulge barristers far too much. Let’s not abandon jury trials so casually.”

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The Guardian, 28th June 2012

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Libel reform campaigners demand better public interest defence – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2012 in bills, defamation, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

“Past defendants of libel claims, including Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre, say proposed changes would not have helped them.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2012

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Libel reform comes around less often than Halley’s comet. Let’s get it right – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in defamation, freedom of expression, news, public interest by sally

“The defamation bill will do little to stop corporations suing individuals and should include a public interest defence.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2012

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University tutor wins £60,000 libel damages from Mail and Standard – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2012 in damages, defamation, demonstrations, media, news by sally

“A university tutor has won £60,000 in libel damages from the Daily Mail and London Evening Standard over stories alleging he was involved in violence at a demonstration against education cuts.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2012

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Jamie Redknapp’s former partner launches legal action against BSkyB – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2012 in defamation, media, news, privacy, sex discrimination by sally

“The woman at the centre of the sexism row involving former Sky Sports pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray has launched a legal action against parent company BSkyB.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2012

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Anti-cuts university tutor begins libel action against Mail and Standard – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2012 in budgets, defamation, demonstrations, media, news by sally

“A university tutor described by the Daily Mail and London Evening Standard of having a key role in violent anti-cuts protests in London has begun a landmark libel action against the two newspapers.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2012

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Met police pays damages to phone-hacking solicitor accused of lying – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2012 in compensation, defamation, evidence, interception, news, police by sally

“The solicitor who spearheaded the campaign to bring Scotland Yard’s failings over phone hacking to light has accepted damages from police after false claims that he gave dishonest evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2012

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Q&A: Who are internet trolls – and how is the law changing? – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2012 in defamation, harassment, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Website operators in the UK may soon have to identify people who have posted defamatory messages online, allowing the victim to undertake legal action against the ‘troll’ rather than against the website.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2012

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Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in bills, defamation, harassment, internet, news by sally

“Major reforms of the libel laws will see a duty placed on internet service providers to try to identify internet trolls without victims needing to resort to costly legal action.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2012

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Article on Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd – 4 New Square

Posted June 7th, 2012 in costs, defamation, news, practice directions by sally

“From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012 the Royal Courts of Justice and the District Registry at Manchester are operating a pilot scheme for Costs Management in Defamation Proceedings (‘the Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme’), as contained in Practice Direction 51D to Part 51 of the Civil Procedure Rules. This scheme provides detailed rules for costs management, including the provision and approval of costs budgets, and is indicative of the approach propounded by Lord Justice Jackson in his Final Report on Civil Litigation Costs.”

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4 New Square, 31st May 2012

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Man cleared of Bedford lake murder wins libel against police – BBC News

Posted June 1st, 2012 in defamation, murder, news, police by tracey

“The boyfriend of a woman found dead in a lake in Bedford has won a libel action against police who claimed he probably killed her.”

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BBC News, 1st June 2012

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Solicitor accused of playing golf while charging £300 an hour wins libel damages – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 31st, 2012 in defamation, news, solicitors by tracey

“A solicitor wrongly accused by a millionaire client of charging him £300 an hour for legal work whilst playing golf has won an apology and substantial damages after succeeding in his libel action.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2012

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Libel on the internet: Christian author takes on Dawkins and Amazon – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 17th, 2012 in defamation, internet, news, striking out by sally

“In an interesting ruling on a strike-out action against a libel claim, a High Court judge has delineated the scope for defamation in blog posts and discussion threads where the audience is small and the libel limited.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th May 2012

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Woman launches legal action to identify Facebook trolls – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 14th, 2012 in bullying, defamation, harassment, internet, news by sally

“A woman abused on the internet so badly that she was falsely portrayed as a paedophile has launched a landmark legal action to bring her tormentors to justice.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2012

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How to make a truly fair libel law – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2012 in bills, defamation, freedom of expression, news by tracey

“Libel law is meant to protect the reputation of individuals, not corporations. The defamation bill must redress the balance.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2012

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New Bill will reform libel laws – The Independent

Posted May 10th, 2012 in bills, defamation, freedom of expression, news by sally

“A Bill to protect freedom of speech and reform the libel laws is to be introduced into Parliament, it was announced in the Queen’s Speech.”

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The Independent, 9th May 2012

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The rising cost of free speech: Reynolds, contempt and Twitter – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 12th, 2012 in contempt of court, defamation, freedom of expression, internet, news by sally

“Free speech is under attack. Or so it seems. The last few weeks have been abuzz with stories to do with free speech: a Supreme Court ruling on the Reynolds defence to libel; contempt of court proceedings against an MP for comments made in a book and the latest in a growing line of criminal trials for Twitter offences. The diversity of media at the heart of these stories – print news, traditional books and online ‘micro-blogging’ – indicates the difficulty of the task for the legal system.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th April 2012

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Author Chris McGrath faces six figure legal bill after unfavourable Amazon reviews case is struck out – The Independent

Posted April 5th, 2012 in appeals, costs, defamation, litigants in person, news, striking out by sally

“An author who tried to sue a father of three from the West Midlands over comments made in a series of unfavourable reviews on Amazon is facing a six figure legal bill after a judge struck out his case.”

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The Indpendent, 4th April 2012

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Charlotte Church article in People could be defamatory, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in defamation, media, news by sally

“An article in the People newspaper claiming Charlotte Church had drunkenly proposed to her boyfriend at a pub karaoke night could be seen as defamatory because she was a ‘star’, a high court judge has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2012

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What can and can’t you say on Twitter? – BBC News

“A student who made racially offensive comments about footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter has been jailed for 56 days – the latest case where a comment made on social media has landed someone in court.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2012

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