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Case Summary: Nicholas Hugh Brown -v- (1) Tom Bower (2) Faber & Faber Limited
Nicholas Hugh Brown -v- (1) Tom Bower (2) Faber & Faber Limited Reference: [2017] EWHC 1388 (QB) Court: High Court Date of judgment:...


Fake News – Memes, Terrorism and Jurisdiction
Nadhim Zahawi v Press TV & Press TV Limited 1. This libel case was brought by Nadhim Zahawi, the Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon...


Simpson v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd
Simpson v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd References: [2015] EWHC 77 (QB), [2016] EWCA Civ 772 Court: High Court, Court of Appeal Dates of...
Brett Wilson LLP v Person(s) Unknown, Responsible for the Operation and Publication of the website w
The website www.solicitorsfromhell.co.uk was devoted to complaints about the alleged misconduct of specific solicitors and solicitors...
Lachaux: A Test for Serious Harm
On 30 July 2015, Warby J gave judgment in the case of Lachaux v Independent Print following a trial of several preliminary issues in...


Defamation: Preliminary Hearings
The coming into force of the Defamation Act 2013 and with it the abolition of the presumption of trial by jury, has had the effect of...
Cooke v MGN and Section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013: Why So Serious?
Among the many changes made by the Defamation Act 2013 is the requirement that defamation claims are now required to meet a new threshold...
Defamation Act 2013: Website Operators and the impace of Delfi AS v Estonia
Regulations governing the new defence for operators of websites which incorporate user-generated content have recently been approved by...
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