Lebedev sued by Russian businessman he punched
Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky is suing the proprietor of the Evening Standard and the Independent newspapers, Alexander Lebedev, for libel.…
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Daily Mail and Standard lose uni tutor libel case
A university tutor has won £60,000 libel damages over newspaper stories linking him to the violence which flared during an…
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Ex-Marquess of Bath ‘wifelet’ sues Telegraph
A former 'wifelet' of eccentric aristocrat the Marquess of Bath is suing Telegraph Media Group for libel. Trudie Juggernauth Sharma…
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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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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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