Amir Khan and Frank Warren launch legal bid to force Facebook to remove ‘racist’ content – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news, racism by sally

“British boxing champion Amir Khan and his promoter, Frank Warren, have launched a legal campaign to force Facebook to tackle ‘highly defamatory’ or abusive postings.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Desmond v Bower – Times Law Reports

Posted August 4th, 2009 in defamation, evidence, law reports by sally

Desmond v Bower

Court of Appeal

“A defendant who wished to call similar-fact evidence to justify an alleged libel was entitled to do so even though the evidence related to events after the libel was published.”

The Times, 4th August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Metropolitan International Schools Ltd v Designtechnica Corporation and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in defamation, internet, law reports, service out of jurisdiction by sally

Metropolitan International Schools Ltd v Designtechnica Corporation and Others

Queen’s Bench Division

“An internet search engine was not a publisher at common law.”

The Times, 3rd August 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Peter Andre wins libel payout from the People newspaper – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2009 in damages, defamation, news by sally

“Singer Peter Andre accepts undisclosed but substantial libel damages from the People newspaper.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Trade libel lawsuits soar – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 30th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“The number of defamation cases brought by businesses has trebled in the past year, according to a legal publisher. The number of defamation cases overall increased by a third in the same period.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Desmond v Bower – WLR Daily

Posted July 29th, 2009 in defamation, evidence, law reports by sally

Desmond v Bower [2009] EWCA Civ 667; [2009] WLR (D) 258

“The reasoning of the judge refusing the defendant in a libel trial permission to call evidence of discreditable behaviour by the claimant subsequent to the alleged libel was a matter of law in which the appellate court was entitled to intervene. Evidence of discreditable behaviour similar to that described in the alleged libel could be admitted even though the evidence concerned behaviour subsequent to the libel.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Richard Desmond loses libel case against Tom Bower – The Guardian

Posted July 24th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“High court jury rejects Express owner Richard Desmond’s libel case against author Tom Bower by majority verdict.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Google cleared of responsibility for indexing defamatory comments – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 20th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“A landmark ruling in the High Court has cleared Google of all responsibility for indexing defamatory comments that appear in blogs, news articles and forums.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Child database: danger of malicious reporting – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2009 in child abuse, defamation, news by sally

“Members of the public are to be given the power to report anyone they suspect of posing a danger to children, under a new Government scheme.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

BBC pays damages to Muslim leader – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in damages, defamation, media, news by sally

“The BBC has agreed to pay £45,000 in damages to the head of the Muslim Council of Britain over a libellous claim in the Question Time programme.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Beckinsale awarded libel damages – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Actress Kate Beckinsale has been awarded £20,000 libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had been dropped from a remake of Barbarella.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Media tycoon Richard Desmond in High Court libel battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers, is suing investigative biographer Tom Bower for suggesting he made a ‘humiliating’ apology to Conrad Black, the former proprietor of The Daily Telegraph.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Express proprietor, Richard Desmond, in libel action against journalist – The Times

Posted July 4th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily and Sunday Express,will become the first newspaper proprietor to take the stand in the High Court since Robert Maxwell, when he launches his libel action against the investigative journalist Tom Bower on Monday.”

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The Times, 4th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

David Beckham wins libel damages over false model claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“David Beckham has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that he ‘made a play’ for Mariann Fogarasy, a model.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

IVF libel battle shows how capping costs would hit claims – The Times

Posted June 18th, 2009 in costs, defamation, news by sally

“The BBC is no doubt still licking its wounds after settling a claim, reputedly for up to £6 million, by Mohamed Taranissi, an IVF specialist. He launched his claim after a Panorama programme, broadcast in January 2007, made serious allegations about his medical practices.”

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The Times, 18th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Flowerbed complaint woman sues council – The Independent

Posted June 16th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“A woman who was labelled ‘potentially violent’ after she complained to a council about a vandalised flowerbed today sued for the authority for libel.”

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The Independent, 15th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Destination libel – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Is the fear of legal action creating a chilling effect for investigative journalism? Campaigners want British laws changed so libel tourists stay away.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fertility doctor Mohamed Taranissi awarded libel settlement with BBC – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2009 in BBC, defamation, news by sally

“The BBC faces a multimillion-pound legal bill after settling a libel battle with one of Britain’s most successful fertility doctors.”

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The Times, 9th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BBC settles Panorama libel battle – BBC News

Posted June 8th, 2009 in BBC, defamation, news by sally

“The BBC has agreed to settle a libel case, after a specialist fertility doctor claimed a Panorama programme had damaged his reputation.”

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BBC News, 8th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Smith fights defamation claim – The Independent

Posted June 1st, 2009 in defamation, news by sally

“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will fight defamation proceedings launched against her by a US ‘shock jock’ barred from entering the UK, the Home Office said today.”

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The Independent, 1st June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk