Prince Harry feels ‘substantial hurt, embarrassment and distress’ over Mail on Sunday report, High Court hears
The Duke of Sussex is waiting for a High Court judge to rule on a number of preliminary issues after…
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Govt proposes anti-SLAPP clampdown after reporters name UK law firms working with Russian oligarchs to silence journalists
The UK Government has set out plans to crack down on wealthy people and businesses intimidating journalists using defamation and…
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Kazakh mining giant drops FT libel action after judge dismissed claim against journalist’s ‘dirty money’ book
Kazakh mining group the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has dropped a libel lawsuit against the Financial Times and its journalist…
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Times to pay ‘substantial’ libel damages to billionaire businessman Mike Ashley
The publisher of The Times has apologised to billionaire businessman Mike Ashley and agreed to pay him damages over “untrue”…
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Coleen Rooney denied permission to bring claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent in Sun ‘leak’ case
Coleen Rooney has been refused permission to bring a High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent as part of an…
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Comment: Action needed to tackle ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists holding those in power to account
Caroline Kean, a defamation and litigation defence lawyer and partner at Wiggin LLP, writes about lawfare targeting journalists. She recently defended…
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Arron Banks suing Carole Cadwalladr for libel is free speech concern, High Court hears
[UPDATE: Carole Cadwalladr wins libel battle with Arron Banks using public interest defence] Prominent Brexit donor Arron Banks’s libel case…
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Judge says Labour activist’s Radio 2 attack on John Ware was defamatory
Journalist John Ware’s reputation was harmed by a spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Labour as she appeared on the Jeremy…
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