Elton John accepts ‘significant’ libel damages over Sun on Sunday dog attack story
Sir Elton John and David Furnish have accepted “significant” libel damages over a newspaper claim that their dog inflicted “Freddy Krueger-like injuries”…
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Associated Newspapers agrees to pay substantial libel damages to lawyer over ‘devastating attack’ on her reputation
Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers has apologised at the High Court and agreed to pay substantial libel damages to…
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BBC wins libel battle against Imam after Sunday Politics show ‘extremism’ comments
The BBC has won a libel case against an imam it claimed had “hailed jihad as the greatest of deeds”…
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Government proposal to protect poor from libel costs could lead to increase in claims, lawyers warn
Removing the threat of paying costs for some libel claimants could lead to an increase in vexatious actions, a leading…
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Proposed changes to libel fees could have ‘terrible’ effect on press freedom
Proposals to protect libel and privacy claimants from the threat of paying a publishers' costs if they lose their claim…
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Defamation Bill amendment agreed which stops companies suing unless they can prove ‘serious financial loss’
The House of Lords last night backed a revised Government amendment to the Defamation Bill which will stop companies suing…
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Revealed: Legal threats which secured media silence over Rolf Harris
The Mail on Sunday has revealed the “veiled threats” it received from lawyers for Rolf Harris. It had been suspected…
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Labour Lords in new bid to bar companies from suing for libel as Defamation Bill enters Ping Pong stage
Labour Lords have introduced a new amendment to the Defamation Bill aimed at restricting the ability of companies to sue…
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