Abortion libel claim by cardinal’s former aide – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2008 in abortion, defamation, news by sally

“The former spokesman for the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales was ‘robbed of his moral authority’ by a newspaper article which accused him of hypocrisy over abortion, the high court heard yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 19th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Catholic ‘sex and morals’ libel trial begins – The Times

Posted February 18th, 2008 in defamation, news by sally

“A libel trial involving ‘sex, morals and high church politics’ that may see the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales being called as a witness begins in the High Court this morning.”

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The Times, 18th February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Seaga v Harper – Times Law Reports

Posted February 15th, 2008 in defamation, law reports, privilege, public interest by sally

Seaga v Harper

Privy Council

“The defence of qualified privilege established in Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd ([2001] 2 AC 127) was available not only to the press and broadcasting media but could also extend to the publication by any person of material of public interest.”

The Times, 15th February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Cardinal to appear in ‘sex and morals’ libel trial – The Times

Posted February 13th, 2008 in defamation, news by sally

“The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is being called as a witness in a libel trial involving allegations of ‘sex, morals and high church politics’, the High Court heard yesterday.”

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The Times, 13th February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Hate groups could land social networking sites in court – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2008 in defamation, freedom of expression, internet, news by sally

“Social networking forums, where users give full vent to their gripes about everyone from gas providers and airline companies to the local bus operator, have caught the eye of media lawyers, who warn that such postings may be leaving sites such as Facebook and MySpace open to libel actions.”

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The Guardian, 21st January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Morrissey sues as racism row ends NME love-hate affair – The Times

Posted November 30th, 2007 in defamation, news by sally

“Morrissey is suing the NME and its editor for defamation after the music magazine quoted him on its cover this week as saying: ‘The Gates of England are flooded. The country’s been thrown away.’ ”

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The Times, 30th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Britain and the US are not shoulder to shoulder over defamation – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2007 in defamation, news by sally

“English libel law itself could face scrutiny in a US court, in a case brought by a US author in New York.”

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The Guardian, 19th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

JP fears assault claim hit reputation – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 31st, 2007 in defamation, magistrates, news by sally

“A leading magistrate has said he feared his reputation was in tatters after losing a legal bid to sue his daughter-in-law over allegations he assaulted her.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Warning to abusive bloggers as judge tells site to reveal names – The Guardian

Posted October 22nd, 2007 in anonymity, defamation, internet, news by sally

“Disgruntled fans of Sheffield Wednesday who vented their dissatisfaction with the football club’s bigwigs in anonymous internet postings may face expensive libel claims after the chairman, chief executive and five directors won a high-court ruling last week forcing the owner of a website to reveal their identity.”

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Victory for journalist as ‘bent cop’ libel is rejected – The Times

Posted October 12th, 2007 in defamation, news, police by sally

“A journalist who suggested that a former police officer may be corrupt was cleared of libel in the Court of Appeal yesterday.”

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The Times, 12th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Magistrate sues over relative’s assault claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 11th, 2007 in defamation, news by sally

“A magistrate sued his daughter-in-law for slander and libel over a claim that he assaulted her and his baby grandson.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2007

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Rail firm’s legal threat to silence passenger watchdog – The Times

Posted August 13th, 2007 in complaints, defamation, news, railways by sally

“Britain’s worst-performing train company tried to silence the official passenger watchdog by threatening to sue it for libel for making a complaint about its poor performance.”

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The Times, 13th August 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Celebrities flock to “more favourable” British courts to sue for libel – The Independent

Posted August 2nd, 2007 in defamation, news by sally

“Hollywood stars are flocking to British courts to bring libel actions. Figures released by Sweet & Maxwell’s legal information service show that 19 libel cases involving celebrities versus newspapers came to court in Britain in the year to May 2007 – three times the number two years ago.”

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The Independent, 2nd August 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Terrorist’ defamation cases trebled – The Times

Posted August 1st, 2007 in defamation, news, terrorism by sally

“Terrorist suspects are fuelling a surge in defamation actions against newspapers and broadcasting organisations, according to a survey published today. The number of defamation cases brought by alleged terror suspects has almost trebled in a year, making up almost 13 per cent of reported claims in the year to the end of May.

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The Times, 30th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Grovit v. De Netherlandsche Bank NV and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 26th, 2007 in conflict of laws, defamation, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Grovit v. De Netherlandsche Bank NV and others

“An action for libel against the central bank of the Netherlands was not a civil and commercial matter within the terms of Council Regulation 44/2001/EC (the Judgments Regulation on jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters) so as to permit the action to go ahead in the English courts.”

WLR Daily, 24th July 2007

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.

Google sued over defamatory postings found on web search – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2007 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“Google, the world’s biggest search engine, is being sued by a London businessman in a landmark legal action that could hold the US-based company liable for the publication of inaccurate, malicious or damaging material on the internet.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Estate agent accepts libel damages – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2007 in defamation, news by sally

“An estate agent has accepted substantial libel damages over newspaper articles that suggested he had been arrested in connection with an alleged terrorist plot to blow up passenger aircraft using ‘liquid bombs’.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Buckley v. Dalziel and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted June 7th, 2007 in defamation, law reports, privilege by sally

Complaints to police are privileged

Buckley v. Dalziel and Another

Queen’s Bench Division

“Absolute privilege and immunity from suit were available to a person who provided information to the police to set in motion the process of an inquiry into possible illegality.”

The Times, 7th June 2007

Source: www.thetimesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

A herd of libel actions is fast approaching – The Times

Posted May 23rd, 2007 in defamation, news by sally

“Despite the myths, bloggers are just as vulnerable as conventional publishers to legal action – if not more so.” 

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The Times, 23rd May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

 

Edwards v. Golding – Times Law Reports

Posted May 22nd, 2007 in defamation, law reports by traceydennis

Libel author’s identity irrelevant

Edwards v Golding

Court of Appeal

“In defamation cases a cause of action accrued for limitation purposes even if the claimant was unaware of the identity of the relevant author.”

The Times, 22nd May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.