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Mionis v Democratic Press SA
Defamation - Libel - Foreign Parties - Settlement of Action by way of Tomlin Order - Whether contractual undertakings restricting freedom of expression had been breached - Whether contractual undertakings restricting freedom of expression should be coverted into an injunction - Whether an inquiry as to damages should be ordered - Applications for Derogations from Open Justice - Hearing in Private- Restrictions on Access to Papers
HRH Prince Al-Waleed v Forbes
Libel – trial of preliminary issues – meaning – serious harm (common law threshold)
Bewry v Reed Elsevier UK Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Internet publication - Limitation period - Disapplication - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 - Jameel abuse
Donovan v Gibbons
Ruling on meaning and comment
Jose Antonio Serrano Garcia v Associated Newspapers Limited
Libel- Defamation- Trial- Justification- Honest comment- Damages- Aggravated damages
Yeo MP v Times Newspapers Ltd
Libel - jury trial - s11 Defamation Act 2013 - s69(3) Senior Courts Act 1981 - discretion - meaning - relief from sanctions
Cooke v MGN Ltd
Defamation - serious harm threshold - section 1(1) Defamation Act 2013 -evidence of serious harm - effect of apology
Hegglin v Persons Unknown
Libel - Data Protection Act 1998 - Norwich Pharmacal order - interim injunction - permission for service out of the jurisdiction
Crawford v Jenkins
Witness Immunity Rule; Harassment; Protection from Harassment Act 1997; Malicious Procurement of Arrest; Complaint to the Police; Whether complaint is immune from suit; Whether the immunity that covers defamation also covers torts of false imprisonment, malicious procurement of arrest and harassment.
Building Register Ltd v Weston
Defamation - libel - res judicata - abuse of process - amendment to defence - justification - honest comment - case management conference
Hannon v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Striking out - cause of action - defamation - privacy
Thompson v James
Defamation - Libel- Appeal - Meaning - Whether Blog post bore meaning found by Judge - Whether Rules on Meaning needed to be amended for political speech- Article 10
Mughal v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Defamation - meaning - political speech - ruling on meaning
(1) Contostavlos (2) Simpson v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation- meaning- preliminary ruling
Weller v Associated Newspapers Limited
Misuse of private information- Data protection- Human rights- Photographs- Reasonable expectation of privacy- Children- Freedom of expression
Meadows Care v Lambert
Defamation - Slander -Meaning - Comment - Permission to re-amend
Murray v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Libel - Statement in open court - Unilateral statement - CPR PD 53 para 6.1
Uppal v Endemol UK Ltd
Defamation- meaning- ridicule
Johnston v League Publications Ltd
Defamation- Preliminary Ruling- Meaning- Innuendo
White v Express Newspapers (Costs)
libel - costs - meaning - costs of ruling on meaning
McEvoy v Michael
Defamation- preliminary ruling- meaning- comment- publisher- political criticism- picture
White v Express Newspapers (Meaning)
libel - meaning - Chase levels
Jerrard v Blyth & Ors
Defamation - Setting aside - Claim form not served - Proceedings in limbo - Costs - Indemnity basis
Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham
defamation - parliamentary privilege - absolute privilege - Article 9 Bill of Rights 1689 - FA
Jackson v Universal Music Operations Ltd
Libel - Malicious falsehood - Responsibility for publication - Internet - YouTube - Defamatory meaning - Statement that copyright claim made
RBOS Shareholders Action Group Ltd v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Meaning - Preliminary Ruling
Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Justification - Chase Level 2 - Conduct Rule
Reynolds v Bovey
Defamation - Internet - Strike Out - Publication - Pleadings - Litigants in Person