‘Fake Facebook profile’ victim awarded £22,000 – The Times
“A man who sued a former school friend for creating a fake profile on the social networking site has won his libel case”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who sued a former school friend for creating a fake profile on the social networking site has won his libel case”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Max Mosley has won his High Court privacy action against the News of the World, the newspaper which accused him of taking part in a Nazi-style orgy.”
The Times, 24th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tiscali, the Italian broadband operator currently up for sale, is suing BT for ‘defamation and malicious falsehood’ after the telecommunications group wrote to Tiscali’s customers trying to persuade them to switch to BT’s broadband service.”
The Times, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A UK-based Arabic newspaper has apologised to the prime minister of the Gulf state of Qatar after it admitted printing three ‘wholly untrue’ articles about him secretly visiting Israel.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 834; [2008] WLR (D) 242
“Only in exceptional circumstances would the court permit a defendant to resile from an offer of amends made and accepted in a libel action.”
WLR daily, 17th July 2008
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.
“Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat says he feels ‘vindicated’ after reaching a £600,000 settlement from 11 British newspapers in a libel claim.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818; [2008] WLR (D) 241
“A person who made a complaint to the police, thereby instigating a police investigation which did not lead to a prosecution, was entitled to rely on the defence of absolute privilege if defamation proceedings were subsequently brought.”
WLR Daily, 16th July 2008
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.
“The composer of an opera who unsuccessfully sued the London Evening Standard for libel was declared bankrupt yesterday after failing to pay £67,000 in legal fees to the newspaper.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A magistrate who tried to sue his former daughter-in-law for defamation claiming she had ‘maliciously’ accused him of assault has lost his case. ”
Daily Telgraph, 15th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ex-pat Robert Murat has settled a claim for damages over allegations in British newspapers that he was involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.”
BBC News, 15th july 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It read like the teenage party from hell: a riot of sex and wanton damage fuelled by under-age drinking that only ended when the police arrived.
But Jodie Hudson’s lurid description of the party on the social networking website Bebo, subsequently carried in a number of national newspapers, turned out to be fantasy. The media stories, and the accompanying pictures taken from Bebo, are now the subject of a landmark legal case that could redraw the boundaries of the use of information published on social networking sites including Bebo, Facebook and MySpace.”
The Independent, 11th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The News of the World has agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to Cherie Blair over an article in January alleging she had a ‘secret feud’ with Sarah Brown, the wife of prime minister Gordon Brown.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“When legal letters threatening action for defamation arrive in an editor’s in-tray, the names of certain lawyers can induce a queasy feeling. Robert Verkaik, our Law Editor, profiles the libel specialists.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Solicitors for Paul Burrell, the former butler to Princess Diana, have written a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission claiming a News of the World story alleging Burrell claimed he had sex with Princess Diana was untrue.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre have accepted ‘substantial damages’ over a News of the World article portraying them as bad parents.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Max Mosley, the president of motor racing’s governing body, has been allowed to pursue his claim for breach of privacy against the News of the World over its report that he took part in a ‘Nazi-themed’ orgy.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A businessman is suing an old schoolfriend after he allegedly created a fake profile of him on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, has moved to defuse his damaging ‘smears’ row with the civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, but stopped short of saying sorry.”
The Independent, 21st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Cabinet Minister could face legal action by Britain’s leading human rights campaigner over allegations that he smeared her by making suggestive remarks about her relationship with David Davis.”
The Times, 20th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Daily Star has agreed to pay substantial damages and apologise for an article that made false allegations about Ozzy Osbourne’s role as a host of this year’s Brit Awards.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk