MPs reject bid to let families sue for libel of dead
MPs have rejected an attempt to amend the Defamation Bill so as to allow relatives of a dead person to…
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Associated Newspapers in rare libel jury action
A student has brought a rare High Court libel jury action over claims about his role in the anti education…
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Reynolds defence allowed in Times ‘crime lord’ libel battle
The libel battle between The Sunday Times and a man who is suing the newspaper claiming that it has portrayed…
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Prince Albert sues Sunday Times for £300k damages
Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife have launched a legal battle for libel damages over a front page story…
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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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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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