Sunday Times in libel payout to Russia’s richest woman
The Sunday Times has published an apology and paid “substantial” libel damages to Russia’s richest woman Elena Baturina. The complaint…
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Russian billionaire sues Lebedev after studio punch-up
The owner of the Evening Standard and The Independent, Alexander Lebedev, is being sued by Sergei Polonsky – the Russian…
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Sun libel payout to Man U player over sex story
A case of mistaken identity has led to The Sun paying Manchester United footballer Tom Cleverley “a substantial sum” in…
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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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