BBC pays £30,000 in libel damages after ‘racist’ misidentification of councillor
Labour Councillor Liza Begum has won £30,000 libel damages from the BBC after the “racist” misidentification of her as an…
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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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Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Why did Pirates star lose libel case in UK but win in US?
Johnny Depp’s libel win in the US versus Amber Heard and defeat in the UK against The Sun runs counter…
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UK is SLAPP tourism capital of Europe but scale of ‘iceberg problem’ not fully known
For decades, London has been known as a hotspot for “libel tourism” as England’s claimant-friendly defamation laws make it an…
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Coleen Rooney wanted The Sun to publish ‘totally untrue’ story in Rebekah Vardy sting
Coleen Rooney has told the High Court she wanted The Sun to publish a “totally untrue” story about her as…
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Rebekah Vardy can use summaries for four Sun journalists in libel case against Coleen Rooney, judge rules
Update 21 April 2022: A High Court judge has allowed Rebekah Vardy to use written summaries for four Sun journalists…
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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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