Defamation Bill says claimants must show ‘serious harm’
Major reforms of the libel laws which will see would-be claimants having to show that they have suffered serious harm…
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Libel reform included in Queen’s Speech
The Libel Reform Campaign has claimed victory after defamation reform was included in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament today. The…
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Times applies to drop ‘second limb’ of Flood libel appeal
The Times has applied to drop the second part of its appeal in its libel battle with Metropolitan Police detective…
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Police took £2k payment from News Corp subsidiary
Surrey Police has confirmed receiving a £2,000 “charitable donation” from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp subsidiary NDS. Yesterday it was confirmed…
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Murdoch ‘hits back hard’ at ‘baseless’ new hacking claims
News Corp has gone on the offensive against the BBC over claims one of its subsidiaries used computer hackers to…
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Fleet Street Blues offline after Tulisa sex tape libel claim
The journalism blog Fleet Street Blues appears to have gone offline after being sued for libel by one the UK's…
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Rothschild appeals ‘puppet-master’ Daily Mail libel defeat
Banker Nathaniel Rothschild has lodged papers with the Court of Appeal in his libel battle with the Daily Mail. He…
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Parliament call for privacy curbs on Twitter and Google
Attorney General urged to pursue Twitter users who breach privacy injunctions Reports says the internet is not ‘ungoverned by the…
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