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UUU v BBB
Blackmail - Harassment - Legitimate Expectation of Privacy - ECHR Article 8 - "Without Prejudice" privilege - Anonymity - Private Hearing - Practice Guidance: Interim Non-Disclosure Orders
XW v XH (Court of Appeal)
Court of Appeal – Financial remedies – Reporting Restrictions – Anonymity
Nugent v Willers
Defamation - Limitation - Discretionary exclusion of time limit for actions for defamation or malicious falsehood - s.30A of the Limitation Act 1984 (Isle of Man) - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 (England & Wales)
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP v Reuters Limited & another
Appeal - Interim Injunction – Breach of Confidence – Public Interest – Prior Restraint – Open Justice
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP v Reuters Ltd, Maiya Keidan & Persons Unknown
Interim Injunction - Breach of Confidence – Public Interest – Prior Restraint – Open Justice
Bains, Kazan-Allen & VNP v Moore, K2 Intelligence Ltd & Bigazzi
Breach of Confidence- Misuse of Private Information - Breach of statutory duty under the Data Protection Act 1998 - Interim Remedies - Delivery Up - Procedure - need for Particulars of Claim
PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd (SC)
PJS v News Group Newspapers – Privacy – Injunction – Court of Appeal – Article 8 – Article 10 – Sun on Sunday – Publicity - Permission to Appeal - Appeal - Supreme Court - whether to uphold decision of Court of Appeal to discharge interim injunction
PJS v News Group Newspapers (2)
PJS v News Group Newspapers - Privacy - Injunction - Court of Appeal - Article 8 - Article 10 - Sun on Sunday - Publicity
Alvaro Sobrinho v Impresa Publishing SA
Libel – Portuguese Newspaper and Website – Preliminary Issues – Defamatory Meaning – Serious Harm, Defamation Act 2013 s1 – Abuse of Process
Cruddas v Calvert (CA)
Defamation - libel - justification - malicious falsehood - malice - single meaning rule - damages
Jose Antonio Serrano Garcia v Associated Newspapers Limited
Libel- Defamation- Trial- Justification- Honest comment- Damages- Aggravated damages
RBOS Shareholders Action Group Ltd v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Meaning - Preliminary Ruling
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.4)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - subterfuge - covert recording - Press Complaints Commission Code of Conduct - Public Interest - Justification - s.5 Defamation Act 1952 - Malice - Intention to Injure - Falsity - s.3 Defamation Act 1952 - Damages - Aggravated Damages
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.3)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Trial Judge reversed by Court of Appeal in relation to pre-trial ruling - Recusal application - appearance of bias
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.2) (CA)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Single-meaning rule - Determination of meaning for purposes of libel and malicious falsehood claims - justification - striking out
Cruddas v Calvert & Others (No.2)
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Single-meaning rule - Determination of meaning for purposes of libel and malicious falsehood claims - justification - striking out
Evidence - admissibility of evidence of the meaning understood by publishes in malicious falsehood actions.
AAA v Associated Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Privacy - injunction - expectation of privacy - public interest - best interest of child
Cruddas v Calvert
Libel - Malicious Falsehood - Amendments to Particulars of Claim - Malice - Aggravated Damages - Jury Trial
Waterson v Lloyd
Libel - honest comment - meaning - appeal
Al Amoudi v Kifle
Libel - assessment of damages
Cruddas v Adams
Defamation - Libel - Assessment of Damages - Twitter - Blog - s.12 Defamation Act 1952
KC v MGN Ltd (Costs)
Defamation - Offer of Amends - Costs
RocknRoll v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Privacy - Injunction - Expectation of Privacy - Public Figure - Public Domain - Public Interest
Abbey v Gilligan
Privacy- Confidence- Media Law - Public Interest - Abuse of Process - Whether a consultant to a company had title to sue in respect of company emails obtained by the Defendants and used in the publication of an article - whether the obtaining of the emails was a breach of confidence or misuse of private information - whether the publication of the article was a breach of confidence or misuse of private information - whether there was a public interest in publishing emails - whether the action was an abuse of process
Cairns v Modi; KC v MGN Ltd
Defamation - Appeal - Damages
Contostavlos v Mendahun
Interim Injunction - Privacy - Video footage - Internet
Terluk v Berezovsky (No.2)
Defamation -appeal- damages- meaning- liability for republication- privilege- justification – fresh evidence - jury trial
Waterson v Lloyd (No 2)
Amendment - part 24 - summary judgment - delay - justification
Waterson v Lloyd
summary judgment - part 24 - defamation - comment or fact - meaning - innuendo meaning - honest comment - newspapers - elections
Al-Amoudi v Kifle
Libel - assessment of damages
Modi v Clarke; IMG v Clarke
Defamation - Libel - Costs - Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme - Practice Direction 51D - Whether it is necessary or appropriate under the Scheme to refer a Master or Judge to settlement offers
Ambrosiadou v Coward (CA)
Privacy – interim injunction – document created for foreign matrimonial proceedings supplied by Defendant to media in this jurisdiction – whether judge should have granted injunction despite assurance given by Counsel on Defendant’s behalf – relevance of ‘Spycatcher’ doctrine
Lewis v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
Defamation - Libel - Mode of trial - Senior Courts Act s.69 - Meaning - Amendment - Qualified privilege - Malice - Abuse
CDE v MGN Ltd
Privacy - Breach of confidence - Interim injunction - Article 8 ECHR - Right to private life - Article 10 ECHR - Freedom of expression - Public interest - Balancing exercise - Anonymity of parties
ABC Ltd v Y
Court file - 'Sealing' file - Form of order sealing file - Access to documents - Non-party - CPR 5.4C - Use in other litigation - Threshold requirements
Terluk v Berezovsky (CA)
Defamation - Adjournment – Refusal of adjournment – Delay – Legal representation – Fair trial – Litigant in person - Right to jury trial - Waiver
Lykiardopulo v Lykiardopulo
Ancillary relief - Compulsory disclosure - Litigation misconduct - Publicity of judgment - Anonymisation
Cairns v Modi
Libel – Publication – Twitter – Preliminary issue – Substantial tort – Abuse of process
Berezovsky v Russian State Television & Another (No 2)
Defamation - Libel – Liability for publication – Justification – Damages – Joint tortfeasors
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council v BBC
Injunctions - Private and confidential information - Threat to publish - CPR PD 25 - Human Rights Act 1998, s 12
Metropolitan International Schools Ltd v (1) Designtechnica Corporation (2) Google UK Ltd & (3) Google Inc
Defamation - Internet - s.1 Defamation Act 1996 - E-commerce Regulations 2002 - Innocent dissemination at common law - Abuse of process - CPR r.11 - Service out of the jurisdiction
Mardas v New York Times; Mardas v International Herald Tribune
Defamation - Libel - Abuse of process - Internet publication - Forum non conveniens - Prior publication of defamatory allegations
Berezovsky v Russian State Television & Another
Defamation - Libel - Foreign broadcaster - Jurisdiction - Fair trial - Defence not justiciable - Anonymity of sources - s.10 Contempt of Court Act 1981
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd (Nos.1-3) (CA)
Defamation – Libel – Offer of Amends – Defamation Act 1996 – Justification – Articles 6 & 10 ECHR - Burstein particulars – Aggravated damages – Disclosure – Lucas Box meaning - Polly Peck – Severable and distinct charges
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd (No.3)
Defamation - Libel - Defences - Justification - Lucas-Box meaning - Whether Lucas-Box meaning severable and distinct from meaning complained of - Whether proportionate to allow issues raised by Lucas-Box meaning to be tried
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Offer of amends - Justification - Amendment - Discretion - Article 6 ECHR - Article 10 ECHR
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Burstein particulars - Amendment - Aggravated damages - Offer of amends
Northern Rock PLC v Financial Times Limited & Others
Confidence - contract - interim injunction - public domain - public interest
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd & Others v Vetplus Ltd (CA)
Prior restraint – Interim Injunctions – Human Rights Act section 12(3) – European Convention on Human Rights Article 10 – Comparative Advertising – Libel – Malicious Falsehood – Trade Marks
Drury v Carnegie (CA)
Libel - Claim form – Service – r.7.6(3)(b) Civil Procedure Rules – Extensions of time
Wakefield v Channel Four Television & Others (No.3)
Defamation - Libel - Disclosure - Inspection - Documents obtained by GMC in course of inquiry - s.35A Medical Act 1983 - Restriction on collateral use
McKennitt v Ash (CA)
Privacy - Breach of confidence - Article 8 - Article 10 - Shared confidence - Public domain - Public interest - False private information.
McKenna v MGN Ltd
Libel - Meaning - Justification - Substantial truth - Allegation of fraudulently boasting of bogus PhD obtained merely for money - Damages - Assessment of damages
John v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Privacy - Article 8, ECHR - Breach of confidence - Injunction - Photographs - Photograph of Claimant in public street
Al Amoudi v Brisard & Another
Defamation - Libel - Publication on the Internet - Whether Claimant is entitled to presumption of law that substantial publication has taken place
Turner v News Group Newspapers Ltd (CA)
Defamation - Libel - Offer of amends - Assessment of compensation under s.3(5) Defamation Act 1996 - Burstein plea - 'Directly relevant background context' - Mitigation of damages
Lowe v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Fair Comment - Meaning - Requirements as to facts relied upon as supporting comment - Knowledge of relevant facts at the time of publication
McKennitt v Ash (QBD)
Confidential information - Privacy - Extent to which material in public domain - Public interest defence
Wakefield v Channel Four Television & Others
Defamation - Libel - Stay of proceedings - concurrent GMC disciplinary proceedings - concurrent libel proceedings - Article 6 - Right to trial within a reasonable time
Covance Laboratories Inc v PETA Europe Ltd
Breach of confidence - Interim injunction - s.12 HRA - Public interest - Public domain
McKeith v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Common sting - Justification - Reynolds privilege - Meaning - Justification - Striking out - Case management
Douglas v Hello! Ltd (No 8) (CA)
Privacy - Confidence - Transferability of rights of privacy/ confidence - Economic torts - Test of intention as an ingredient of economic torts - Test of causation of damage - Interim injunctions - Whether damages adequate remedy
Collins Stewart Limited & Another v The Financial Times Ltd (No 2)
Defamation - libel - corporate claimant - aggravated damages - further articles repeating (in part) sting of original libel
Hewitt & Others v Grunwald & Others
Defamation - Libel - Allegation of being a 'terrorist organisation' - Internet publication - Justification - Qualified privilege
Collins Stewart Ltd & Another v The Financial Times Ltd
Libel - Damages - Special damages - Strike out - Company - Measure of damages by reference to share price - Mode of trial - General damages
King v Lewis & Others (CA)
Libel - Internet - Publication - Jurisdiction - Whether England was the correct forum - CPR - Leave to Serve Claim Form out of jurisdiction
Campbell v MGN Ltd (HL)
Breach of confidence - Privacy- Private information - Art 8, ECHR -Freedom of expression - Art 10, ECHR- Photographs
Sharma v Jay & Others (No.2)
Defamation - Slander - Stay of proceedings - concurrent GMC disciplinary proceedings
King v Lewis
Defamation - Libel - Civil procedure - Service out of the jurisdiction - Appropriate forum
Fayed v BBC
Contract - TV programme - Prior approval - Interim Injunction
Paddick v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Privacy - Breach of Confidence - Disclosure - Whether truth/falsity of the allegations were relevant
Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation v Wall Street Journal Europe (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - justification - sufficient grounds for investigation - reasonable grounds to suspect - allegations of involvement in terrorist funding
Reuben & Others v Time Inc & Another (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Validity of service - Service out of jurisdiction - Forum conveniens - Amendment of claim form - Earlier publication - s.35(5)(a), Limitation Act 1980
Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp v Wall Street Journal Europe
Defamation - Libel - amendment - justification - allegations of association with institutions or persons suspected of terrorism - whether such allegations breach established principles of law
X (formerly known as Mary Bell) & Y v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Ors
Anonymity Order - Lifetime Injunction to restrain identification - Breach of Confidence - Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 2 - Article 8 - Article 10 - whether the applicants' exceptional circumstances warranted the grant of lifetime protection contra mundum
Rigg v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defamation - Libel - Offer of amends - s2 Defamation Act 1996 - Disclosure - Whether journalist's notes should be disclosed
Brinn & Jarvis v Russell Jones & Walker (a firm)
Professional Negligence - Duty and Standard of Care -Defamation - Libel - Assessment of Damages - Ability of original defendant to pay damages.
Loutchansky v Times Newspapers Ltd and others (No. 8)
Defamation - Libel - application to amend Defence to plead justification after judgment entered
Loutchansky v Times Newspapers Ltd and others (No. 7)
Defamation - Libel - Qualified privilege - Reconsideration of original decision on qualified privilege following the Court of Appeal's decision ([2002] QB 783)
Campbell v MGN Ltd (CA)
Breach of Confidence - Privacy - Photographs - Data Protection Act 1998 - Sensitive Personal Data - section 32 exemption - Public interest
Mills v MGN Ltd
Defamation - Libel - ruling on meaning - striking out - CPR Part 3.4(2) - exemplary damages
Gregson v Channel Four Television
Defamation - Libel - Mode of Trial - Prolonged Examination of documents - s.69 Supreme Court Act 1981
McManus v Beckham
Defamation - Slander - liability for republication - foreseeability - special damage
Ashworth Hospital Authority v MGN Ltd
Breach of Confidence- identification of journalist's source- Norwich Pharmacal order- Section 10 Contempt of Court Act 1981- meaning of interests of justice exception - Article 10 and 10(2) of the ECHR.
Cook & Carlton Communications Ltd v News Group Newspapers Ltd (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Justification - Amendment - Principles governing late application to amend to add extensive particulars of justification - Overriding Objective.
Campbell v MGN Ltd (QBD)
Breach of Confidence - Privacy - Photographs - Personal Sensitive Data - Data Protection Act 1998 - section 32 exemption - Public interest - damages - section 13 of the DPA.
R (Persey) v Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Public Law - Administrative law - judicial review - foot and mouth disease inqury - in public or in private - access to information - Article 10 ECHR
Kiam v MGN Ltd
Defamation- Libel - Damages - Jury trial - Appeal on quantum - whether award of £105,000 was excessive - procedure to determine size of bracket - referrring jury to comparable awards
Loutchansky v Times Newspapers Ltd and others (Nos. 2-5)
Defamation - Libel - Qualified Privilege - limitation - test to be applied in determining whether Reynolds qualified privilege available - website publication.
Berezovsky v Forbes Inc & Michaels (No.2)
Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Justification of lesser meaning - Article 10 - Human Rights Act 1998 - s.5 Defamation Act 1952
R v Secretary of State for Health ex parte Associated Newspapers & Others
Public Law - Judicial Review - Shipman Inquiry - Public or Private - Human Rights - Article 10 - Freedom to impart information - s.2 National Health Act 1977
Thomas v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Harassment - Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - Media - Freedom of Expression - Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights - Whether articles in newspaper could amount to harassment - Striking Out - CPR Part 3.4(2) - Summary Judgment - CPR Part 24
Re Gracie Attard
Family - Children - Reporting Restrictions - Injunction - Privacy - Confidence - Press Complaints Commission Code of Conduct - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998
Elite Model Agency v BBC
Defamation - libel - reference - defamation of a company - whether correct claimant had sued - whether individuals should have sued
Loutchansky v Times Newspapers Ltd and others (No. 4)
Libel - Reynolds qualified privilege
Venables & Thompson v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Confidential information - Disclosure - Injunction - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998
Trinity Mirror plc & Another v Punch Ltd
Intellectual property - Copyright - Confidence - Injunction - Delivery up - Protection of Sources - s.10 Contempt of Court Act 1981
Berezovsky v Forbes Inc & Michaels
Defamation - Jurisdiction - Choice of Forum - Forum Non Conveniens - Claimants' connection with and reputation in England and Wales - Admittance of new evidence
Hamilton v Fayed
Defamation - libel action over allegations on television of corruption by Member of Parliament - parliamentary privilege - waiver under section 13 of Defamation Act 1996 - trial requiring investigation of same issues as Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards - whether libel action involved breach of parliamentary privilege and should be stayed.
Dwek v Macmillan Publishers Ltd & Others
Defamation - Libel - Photograph - Identification - Striking Out - Ruling on Meaning
Nicholls v BBC
Interlocutory injunction preventing broadcast of programme - breach of confidence - injunction granted ex parte, then discharged - appeal by plaintiff
Morgan v BBC
Intellectual propety - Copyright - infringement claim over a screenplay
M v BBC
Broadcasting - Private proceedings - Jurisdiction - Injunction - s.12(1)(a) Administration of Justice Act 1960
ex parte Coventry Newspapers Ltd
Disclosure - Defamation - Libel - public interest immunity - implied undertaking - criminal proceedings
Re L (a minor)
Ward of court - Protection of ward - Freedom of publication - Jurisdiction - Contempt - s.12(1) Administration of Justice Act 1960