“Internet publishers and ISPs have joined forces to ask the Government to reform libel laws to protect the free speech rights of bloggers and commenters and to strip host companies of liability for libellous statements.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A prominent British plastic surgeon has been threatened with a libel action by the manufacturer of a cosmetic cream because she publicly questioned, in a newspaper article, whether it worked as the company claimed.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of High Court defamation claims has risen to the highest level since the Woolf reforms, figures have shown.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 11th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A second High Court judge has issued an interim injunction banning the owner of the website Solicitors From Hell from publishing or republishing defamatory material about a lawyer with a London firm.”
The Independent, 5th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The composer of an opera who was left bankrupt after unsuccessfully suing the London Evening Standard for libel has failed in his bid to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A solicitor who has been the subject of allegedly defamatory postings on a website called Solicitors From Hell won an interim injunction today against the man who runs the operation, ordering him to remove the allegations from the site.”
The Independent, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Mr Justice Eady, whose rulings form much of the backbone of UK privacy law, is to hand over responsibility for defamation and privacy cases. From the beginning of October, his role as the senior media judge in England and Wales will be inherited by Mr Justice Tugendhat.”
The Independent, 15th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Libel lawsuits brought by stars of showbusiness and sport have trebled in the past year, adding to fears over press freedom.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Just three out of 83 defamation cases reported in the UK in the past year involved libel tourism, according to a study. Concern about foreign residents suing foreign publishers in UK courts greatly outweighs its actual occurrence, the figures suggest.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Tory-Lib Dem coalition government is considering a new privacy law rather than allowing judges to create one by stealth, the justice minister Lord McNally hinted last night.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s defamation laws are so tough that it is regarded as an international centre for ‘libel tourism’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The High Court has examined material on pages linked to from an allegedly defamatory online article to help it decide the meaning of the piece.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th August 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A former Conservative Sussex MP is to take the man who beat him at the general election to court over comments he made about his expenses claims.”
BBC News, 4th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A law student left fearing reprisals after he was falsely named as a paedophile on Facebook has won a £10,000 libel damages payout at the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People should be free to criticise each other on the internet without fear of being sued, the Supreme Court heard yesterday in a test libel case which could could make it easier to rely on the fair comment defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“News this week that veteran media lawyer Alastair Brett has parted company with the Times so soon after the court of appeal ruled against the newspaper in the Flood case comes just as I am mulling over the impact of this significant libel judgment.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A leading historian who wrote anonymous reviews on the Amazon website praising his own work and criticising rivals is to pay libel damages and costs.”
BBC News, 17th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An article published by The Times did not meet the standards of responsible journalism required for a total defence against a defamation claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th July 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
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