On 20 April 2021, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Corbyn v Millet [2020] EWHC 1848. The decision upheld Saini J’s findings at the preliminary trial, which concerned words spoken by the then leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn on the Andrew Marr Show in September 2018. Continue reading
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The Australian National University is holding a Defamation Law Conference, “The Changing Landscape of Defamation” at ANU College of Law, The Australian National University on Tuesday 6 July 2021. Continue reading
Long awaited and overdue reviews of defamation laws in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are expected to gather pace in the coming months, creating an opportunity to better align the jurisdictions’ approaches to reputational harm. Continue reading
Free speech advocates have long believed that suing a news organization threatens free speech. Democracy needs a press to be free to report, without fear or favor, the facts as it sees them. Continue reading
In a judgment handed down on 25 March 2021 ([2021] EWCA Civ 423 [pdf]), the Court of Appeal (Underhill and Dingemans LJJ) refused Johnny Depp’s application for permission to appeal against Mr Justice Nicol’s dismissal of his libel claim against the Sun. Continue reading
In our first post on the decision of Mr Justice Jay in Soriano v Forensic News LLC and Others [2021] EWHC 56 (QB) we focused on the Judge’s analysis of the circumstances in which the GDPR will apply to a publisher based outside the EU (and by analogy the UK GDPR to a publisher based outside the UK). Continue reading
The application for permission to appeal and permission to adduce fresh evidence in the case of Depp v News Group Newspapers was heard today by the Court of Appeal (Underhill and Dingemans LJJ). Judgment was reserved although the Court indicated it would be given quickly. Continue reading
On 18 March 2021 two Court of Appeal judges will hear an oral application for permission to appeal in the case of Johnny Depp v News Group Newspapers. The hearing will be live streamed on this YouTube channel from 10.30am. Continue reading
Attorney-General Christian Porter is suing the ABC for defamation and claiming aggravated damages. Porter is claiming that an article published last month included false allegations against him in relation to a historical rape. A statement from his lawyer says although Porter was not named, the article made allegations against a senior cabinet minister “and the attorney-general was easily identifiable to many Australians”. Continue reading
A unilateral Statement in Open Court [pdf] was read on 3 March 2021 before Mr Justice Griffiths, after Dr Elly Hanson, a clinical psychologist, accepted an offer of settlement in relation to false claims by the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline concerning her involvement with Operations Midland and Conifer. Continue reading
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