We are aware of three defamation and malicious falsehood cases listed for trial this term. All involve litigants in person. None of them are against media defendants:
26 June 2017, RH v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, listed for 2 days, This is a claim for libel based on the publication of a report to the Family Court and the Children’s Guardian. The Particulars of Claim are available on Lawtel [£]
10 July 2017, Kim v Shin, listed for 4 days. This is a claim for malicious falsehood based on false allegations of harrassment. The Particulars of Claim are available on Lawtel [£]
19 July 2017, David v Hosany, listed for 4 days. This is a claim for libel, slander and malicious falsehood. The Particulars of Claim are available on Lawtel [£]
The phone hacking cases of Eddie Jordan v MGN, Michael Ambrose v MGN, Stephen Rider v MGN and Rupert Lowe v MGN are listed to be tried together before the Managing Judge, Mann J on 3 July 2017, with a time estimate of 10 days.
We know of one media law appeal listed in the Court of Appeal this term:
28 or 29 June 2017, the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal in the case of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP v Reuters Ltd from a decision of Popplewell J [2017] EWHC 644 (QB).
We are aware of one oral permission application before the Court of Appeal this term:
20 June 2017, Lokohova v Tymula (relisted from last term).
The following cases are awaiting a decision of a Court of Appeal Judge on permission to appeal on the papers
Deman v Associated Newspapers, from a decision of Sir David Eady [2016] EWHC 2819 (QB)
Stunt v Associated Newspapers, from a decision of Popplewell J [2017] EWHC 695 (QB).
Lisle-Mainwaring v Associated Newspapers, against the decision of HHJ Parkes QC [2017] EWHC 543 (QB)
Daryanani v Ramnani from the decision of Sir David Eady [2017] EWHC 183 (QB)
Monroe v Hopkins from the decision of Warby J [2017] EWHC 433 (QB)
The following reserved judgments after public hearings in media law cases are outstanding:
Mionis v Democratic Press heard 27 October 2016 (Gloster, Sharp and Lindblom LJJ).
Lachaux v Independent Print, heard 29 and 30 November and 1 December 2016 (Macfarlane, Davis and Sharp LJJ).
Lisle-Mainwaring v Associated Newspapers heard 12 December 2016 (HHJ Moloney QC).
PNM v Times Newspapers, heard 17 and 18 January 2017 (UK Supreme Court)
Guise v Shah, heard 2-3, 5, 8 and 11 May 2017 (Dingemans J)