Cleared nurse to sue over press coverage
A nurse cleared of tampering with saline solution at a Stockport hospital is planning to sue national newspapers over prejudicial…
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Guardian dismisses ‘nonsense’ Wikileaks security claims
The Guardian today described as “nonsense” a claim by anti-secrecy website Wikileaks that thousands of unedited US diplomatic cables were…
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Social media triggers ‘dramatic’ rise in online defamation
Social media has led to a surge in the number of online defamation cases – which more than doubled in…
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Tamil temple founder sues over drugs stories
Selvarajah Sellathurai, founder of a Tamil temple in Ilford, has launched libel claims over two stories in London Voice, a…
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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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