“A hunger striker who held a 23-day fast in Parliament Square last year in protest at the Sri Lanka’s offensive against the Tamil Tigers is suing two newspapers over claims that he secretly ate burgers during his vigil.”
The Independent, 24th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Overseas claimants will be discouraged from launching libel cases in UK courts and a ‘public interest’ defence may be introduced to protect investigative journalism, under legal changes unveiled today.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice secretary Jack Straw explains why he is proposing a law to curtail ‘libel tourism’ and create a ‘public interest’ defence.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has accepted a public apology and substantial libel damages at the High Court over false newspaper allegations that he had a serious gambling problem.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Libel tourism is a ‘myth’ spread by parties unhappy at the outcome of cases, Britain’s best-known media judge has claimed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was today awarded libel damages of £150,000 over ‘savage’ allegations he was behind the murder of his Alexander Litvinenko, the poisoned Russian dissident who was his close friend.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The success fees charged by lawyers in defamation cases will be cut by 90% after justice secretary Jack Straw laid an order to amend the laws on ‘no win, no fee’ agreements.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Libel lawyers will have their success fees cut by 90 per cent under a Government ruling which has been hailed as a victory for press freedom.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“It could spell the end of the kiss and tell: public figures might, within 18 months, have the power to stifle bad news stories before they are published, a senior lawyer has warned.”
The Independent, 26th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A parliamentary committee has proposed wide-ranging changes to the libel laws but rejected the introduction of legislation on privacy.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The science writer Simon Singh is in court today to appeal against a preliminary libel ruling over a Guardian article in which he criticised the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Claim of separation ‘false as well as intrusive’, say lawyers, as Pitt and Jolie begin action in London high court.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Boris Berezovsky, a fierce critic of the Kremlin who claimed asylum in the UK in 2003, is suing Vladimir Terluk over comments he made on a Russian news programme in April 2007. In the interview, Terluk – under the pseudonym ‘Pyotr’ – claimed Berezovsky was responsible for Litvinenko’s radiation poisoning. The allegation has also been made by Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB officer whom the British government has named as their prime suspect for the murder.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Media organisations hope judgment will clear away tangle of legal complexities around defence of fair comment.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British courts represent a serious threat to freedom of speech, suppressing the spread of information around the world, the former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald said.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Channel 4 tried and failed to win an injunction to prevent reporting of a hearing in a multimillion-pound libel battle in the high court in which the broadcaster has been accused of faking elements of a documentary purporting to show members of Michael Jackson’s family moving to Devon.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government plans to slash the success fees that no-win no-fee lawyers can claim in libel cases. The proposed action is part of the Ministry of Justice’s reform of libel law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Success fees that lawyers can charge for winning defamation cases in no-win, no-fee agreements should be reduced from 100% to 10%, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Lawyers who sue the media will see their fees cut by 90% under plans set out by the government today to bring down the cost of libel actions.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof, has accepted substantial, undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had worked as a prostitute.”
BBC News, 12th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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