BBC pays out to Panorama journalist labelled ‘troublemaker’ over Martin Bashir whistleblowing
Update: BBC pledges never to air or license Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview again after latest damages payout The BBC…
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Carole Cadwalladr wins libel battle with Arron Banks using public interest defence
Update on 24 June 2022 from PA: Arron Banks has won a bid to appeal after losing his High Court…
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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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