“Cheryl Cole’s brother has received an apology and damages from the Daily Star and Heat magazine after they falsely claimed he was a convicted criminal.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Sun has apologised and paid a substantial sum in damages to a man it falsely claimed had been deported from Thailand over child sex offences.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A father of three from the West Midlands is set to appear in the High Court tomorrow to defend himself against libel allegations over a book review he wrote on Amazon’s website last year.”
The Independent, 9th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Men Behaving Badly actor Neil Morrissey has had his bid to make a statement in open court about his long-running libel battle with the Daily Mail turned down by a high court judge.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Online publishers may be accountable to the same libel laws as traditional media, but reacting to complaints is not always as straightforward. It is hoped, reports Alex Heshmaty, that a new defamation bill will clarify the process.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to pay ‘substantial’ damages to Carole Caplin, the former lifestyle guru to Cherie Blair, over an article that falsely suggested she would disclose the Blairs’ “sex secrets” for £1m.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Half of all Twitter users do not consider the legal risks before tweeting, according to a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A High Court judge struck out the American company’s allegations of libel and malicious falsehood, which were based on a stunt in the television series.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Morrissey spoke of his ‘delight’ after a judge ruled yesterday that he had the right to sue the music magazine NME over an article which he claims branded him as a racist.”
The Independent, 27th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has held that, with restrictions, The Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL) should be allowed to use information from leaked documents in its defence to a libel claim brought by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). However, proportionality limited the reach of this judgment to the next stage in the libel claim, after which reassessment may be necessary.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has dismissed a £1m defamation claim launched against Law Society chief executive Des Hudson by Solicitors from Hell owner Rick Kordowksi, branding the bid ‘an abuse of the court process’.”
The Lawyer, 21st October 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Web hosts and ISPs should be allowed to keep allegedly defamatory comments online as long as the author of the comment is identified and a notice of complaint is published alongside the comment, a Parliamentary committee has recommended.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Electric sports carmaker Tesla Motors has lost a major part of its high court libel claim against the BBC’s Top Gear programme, but is still suing the corporation for malicious falsehood over an episode that showed the company’s Roadster model running out of battery in a race.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Read MPs and peers’ verdict on the government’s plans to reform libel law.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Libel trials by jury should be abolished for all but exceptional cases involving public figures, a parliamentary committee has recommended.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior libel judge is considering whether to grant Morrissey a high court trial before a jury over an NME magazine interview he claims portrayed him as a ‘racist and a blatant hypocrite’.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“He once claimed to bear more grudges than lonely high court judges. Now Morrissey wants his date in the high court to rebut years of allegations that he is a racist and a hypocrite.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Russia’s richest woman has won a bitter two-year libel battle against the Sunday Times after it wrongly claimed that she had secretly bought a £50m mansion in north London.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In Flood v the Times, the supreme court has to consider questions of balance and the limits of editorial discretion.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The fight between the Law Society and Solicitors from Hell website owner Rick Kordowski has taken a further twist with Kordowski launching a defamation claim against Law Society chief executive Des Hudson.”
The Lawyer, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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