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RICHARD STOUTE AND SARAH STOUTE V NEWSGROUP NEWSPAPERS

Neutral Citation Number: [2023] EWCA Civ 523 In a recent appeal by husband and wife, Richard and Sarah Stoute (the Appellants), Lord...

New US Supreme Court ruling limits copyright ‘fair use’ defence

Introduction ‘Fair use’ is a doctrine under US law that permits the use of copyrighted works without the permission of the copyright...

Malicious Falsehood – The Correct Interpretation of s3(1) of the Defamation Act 1952

In George v Cannell and another [2022], the Court of Appeal has ruled on what a claimant needs to prove to be able to rely on section...

Soriano v Forensic News LLC & ors [2021]

Introduction The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others has become the first appellate decision to test the territorial...

ZXC v Bloomberg [2022] – The Supreme Court delivers another blow to the British media

Overview The Supreme Court has ruled against Bloomberg in a landmark privacy decision that will make it more difficult for British media...

Blake, Seymour & Thorp v Fox [2021]

Background The claim was brought by Simon Blake, Colin Seymour and Nicola Thorp who accused Laurence Fox, a former London mayoral...

Libel judgment signals trouble for litigants in person

In Parkes v Hall & Anr [2021] Sir Nichol has addressed the protection offered to litigants-in-person in libel cases. His judgment has...

Abramovich v (1) HarperCollins Publishers Limited (2) Catherine Belton [2021]

Mr. Abramovich has won the first round of his libel case against publisher HarperCollins as the High Court today ruled that allegations...

Calls grow for curbs on misuse of SLAPPs

What is SLAPP litigation? SLAPP – Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation - refers to a lawsuit filed by powerful parties (such...

Lloyd v Google [2021] - Good News for Data Controllers

The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Lloyd v Google on 10 November 2021 imposing boundaries on the expansion of the scope of...

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