Tanzanian media tycoon presses on with UK libel bid
Tanzanian media tycoon Reginald Mengi is pressing on with his bid to sue a British lawyer for libel through the…
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Sun and Mirror to appeal Jefferies contempt convictions
The two newspapers fined for contempt of court over their coverage of the arrest of Christopher Jefferies by police investigating…
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Heart doc Wilmshurst wins libel battle by default
Three libel cases brought against an NHS cardiologist because he spoke out over the safety of a medical procedure have…
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Media must be told of injunction applications
People applying for injunctions which would restrict or stop the media’s right to report information should give news organisations advance…
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MP loses expenses libel appeal versus Evening Standard
The Court of Appeal yesterday threw out former MP Jacqui Lait’s libel appeal against the Evening Standard. It upheld a…
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The High Court ruled today that articles published in The Sun and Daily Mirror following the arrest of a suspect…
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Joanna Yeates’s landlord Chris Jefferies today accepted “substantial” undisclosed libel damages from eight newspapers over allegations made against him over…
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Telegraph in £65k payout over ‘spiteful’ Barber review
Writer Dr Sarah Thornton has won £65,000 damages over a “spiteful” book review by journalist Lynn Barber. Thornton sued for…
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