On Tuesday 1 July 2025, The Press Justice Project will bring together leading legal practitioners, reputational experts and sporting heroes for a half-day conference event to explore the challenges facing sportspeople and their representatives in dealing with media intrusion and inaccuracy. Continue reading
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Category: Libel (Page 3 of 103)
We have written previously about the libel troubles of former footballer Joey Barton as a result of his antics on X/Twitter. Those troubles continue in the form of a judgment on a preliminary issues trial resulting from his tweets about fellow former footballer, Eni Aluko, by Mr Justice Lavender in Aluko v Barton [2025] EWHC 853 (KB). Continue reading
In the case of Prospect v Evans [2025] EWHC 499 (KB), the Defendant, a former member of the Claimant trade union which represents professionals and specialist workers across a range of sectors sought to hold to account the Claimant’s officers for alleged wrongdoing. Continue reading
Noel Clarke’s libel trial against The Guardian has concluded. Clarke is best known for writing, directing and starring in The Hood Trilogy, and for his role in Doctor Who. Continue reading
In the case of Vince v Lord Bailey of Paddington ([2025] EWHC 287 (KB). Pepperall J determined the natural and ordinary meaning of comments about the claimant made by the defendant during a broadcast on GB News and dealt with his application for summary judgment. This was only partially successful and the matter must now proceed to trial. Continue reading
Paul Staines, the founder, owner, and erstwhile editor of the political blog Guido Fawkes has settled libel proceedings brought against him by Dale Vince. Continue reading
In Adams v Amazon Digital UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 3338 (KB), the defendant (‘Amazon’) obtained reverse summary judgment in a claim for libel and misuse of private information (‘MOPI’). The judgment demonstrates the court’s willingness to resolve cases at an early stage, when appropriate and offers important guidance on the application of the defences of truth and honest opinion in libel claims. Continue reading
The Norwich Pharmacal Order (“NPO”) has, for the last five decades, been a valuable tool in the hands of a potential claimant who seeks identify anonymous wrongdoers. A third party who holds identifying information can, if they have been “mixed up” in the wrongdoing, be ordered to disclose identifying documents or information. Continue reading
On Wednesday 29 January 2025, the Press Justice Project is bringing together regulators, legal practitioners and even an award-winning actor – to address critical issues in reputation and media accountability with “Reputation 2025”: the first media law conference of the year. Continue reading
In what feels like a year of many firsts for media law in Northern Ireland, we review five key highlights from 2024. Continue reading
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