Roman Abramovich wins first stage of libel fight against journalist who wrote Putin’s People book
An allegation that Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea FC on Vladimir Putin’s orders in a plot to gain influence in the…
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Govt pays compensation to website editor falsely labelled ‘extremist hate preacher’ in press release
Home Secretary Priti Patel and the Government have apologised and paid compensation to a British Muslim website editor after it…
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UK journalist faces €525,000 libel claim in Portugal filed by vice-president of Anglola
UK investigative journalist Oliver Bullough is being sued for libel for more than €500,000 in Portugal by the vice-president of…
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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…
By Putin’s People libel claims not ‘attack on free speech and public interest journalism’, Abramovich lawyer tells court
Roman Abramovich’s lawyers have denied that there was any “coordination” between his High Court libel claim and those brought by…
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Tommy Robinson loses Syrian teen’s libel case and told to pay £100,000 in damages
Tommy Robinson has lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked at…
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Judge says Rebekah Vardy’s ‘close relationship’ with Sun ‘one of the building blocks’ of Coleen Rooney’s libel defence
A High Court judge has thrown out parts of Coleen Rooney’s libel defence but allowed her to keep arguments relating…
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Failure to allow right of reply costs Standard and Independent £120k in Lachaux libel damages
A long-running libel case, which created a landmark judgment ruling claimants must show actual serious harm, has ended with the…
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