Phillip Schofield friend wins £90k damages from news site over false grooming claim
Politicalite’s editor sent inflammatory emails to Simon Schofield’s solicitors and then did not engage in the case.
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Daily Mail faces £100K claim from Labour donor pictured next to ‘sex harassment’ headline
Founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity Dale Vince says headline, image and captains libelled him.
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Prince Harry drops libel action versus Mail On Sunday over bodyguards story
Harry failed last month in a bid to stop the case from going to trial.
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Investigative reporting is a ‘masochistic business’ says journalist of the year Gabriel Pogrund
The Sunday Times journalist credited the newspaper’s lawyers as he received British Journalism Awards recognition.
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Police chief sacked for lying sues Northern Echo over phone-monitoring claim
Northern Echo article about scandal-hit Cleveland Police angers former chief constable.
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Mirror strikes victory for honest opinion as Dyson loses £1m libel bid
High Court judge says Brian Reade comment piece did not cause ‘serious harm’.
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Piers Morgan’s likely libel defence over naming of royals in racism row
Rival titles named the Royal pair at centre of racism claims a day later.
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Qualified privilege defence to be tested in UK libel battle between two Pakistani broadcasters
A judge dismissed an application for summary judgment, saying the defence should be tested in court.
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