The columnist and broadcaster Katie Hopkins has lodged an application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal against the judgment of Warby J ([2017] EWHC 433 (QB)) awarding damages of £24,000 to food blogger and writer Jack Monroe. Read the rest of this entry »
News: Katie Hopkins lodges application for permission to appeal in Twitter libel case
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Tags: Appeal, David Price QC, Jack Monroe, Katie Hopkins
Categories : Libel
Case Law: Re (W), Can non-parties appeal critical findings made in a judgment which infringe their human rights? – Jo Moore
9 12 2016
In Re: W (A child) [2016] EWCA Civ 1140 the Court of Appeal considered a case in which a Family Court judgment was severely critical of two witnesses and the applicant local authority. In an oral “bullet point” judgment at the end of the hearing, the Judge found that the witnesses, a social worker (‘SW’) and a police officer (‘PO’), had improperly conspired to prove certain allegations regardless of the truth, or professional guidelines. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Jo Moore, UK Human Rights Blog, Witnesses
Categories : Human Rights, Legal
News: PJS injunction appeal, Supreme Court reserves judgment, injunction remains in place
21 04 2016
The Supreme Court today heard the application and appeal in the case of PJS v News Group Newspapers – following the decision of the Court of Appeal on Monday ([2016] EWCA Civ 393) to discharge the injunction it had granted in January because it had ceased to have practical effect. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, PJS, Supreme Court
Categories : Injunction, Privacy
Hearing Report, Gulati v MGN, the first day of the Mirror Phone Hacking damages appeal
21 10 2015
The Mirror Phone Hacking appeal began yesterday, 20 October 2015, in the Court of Appeal before Arden, Rafferty and Kitchin LJJ. Most of the day was occupied by the submissions made on behalf of the appellant, MGN Limited, by Lord Pannick QC. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Gulati, Mirror
Categories : Legal, Phone Hacking, Privacy
Appeal: If you love freedom of information, will you help the CFOI survive?
24 01 2014
The Campaign for Freedom of Information (“CFOI”) has an immediate and short term cash-flow problem. Despite its modest expenditure, CFOI needs to raise nearly £25,000 to ensure its survival through to the end of March 2014. CFOI has launched an urgent appeal for funds, to which donations can be made online. CFOI asks you to support it now. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Campaign for Freedom of Information, CFOI, Maurice Frankel
Categories : Freedom of Information
Appeal: Ethiopian journalists imprisoned on anti-terror charges seek donations to fund human rights case
28 11 2013
Eskinder Nega and Reeyot Alemu are Ethiopian journalists who have been awarded the UNESCO World Press Freedom Award and nominated for the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for their journalistic work. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Ethiopia, MLDI
Categories : Human Rights, Journalism
Case Law: Cruddas v Calvert, Sunday Times appeal allowed in part, no allegation of criminal corruption
21 06 2013
The Court of Appeal have allowed the appeal of the Sunday Times in the libel case brought former Conservative Party Treasurer, Peter Cruddas ([2013] EWCA Civ 748) against the ruling of Mr Justice Tugendhat that the published articles made an allegation of corruption contrary to the criminal law ([2013] EWHC 1427 (QB)). The Court set aside the orders striking out the defence of justification and entering judgment for the claimant. The trial will now have to proceed. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Meaning, Mr Justice Tugendhat, Sunday Times
Categories : Caselaw, Libel
News, Exclusive: Carina Trimingham’s appeal against harassment ruling withdrawn
19 02 2013
Carina Trimingham has withdrawn the appeal in her harassment and privacy claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail. This was a matter of principle; brought because Carina and her legal team are convinced that the way the Daily Mail wrote about her, and in particular referred to her looks and her sexuality, was simply not acceptable. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Harassment, Trimingham
Categories : Legal, Media
Case Comment: Cairns v Modi and KC v MGN Ltd, appealing assessments of damages? – Kirsten Sjøvoll
1 11 2012
The Court of Appeal yesterday delivered judgment in the joined cases of Cairns v Modi and KC v MGN Ltd ([2012] EWCA Civ 1382). Both appeals concerned the assessment of damages in libel actions, although the facts of the two cases were very different.
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Tags: Appeal, Damages, Kirsten Sjovoll
Categories : Libel
News: Trimingham v Associated Newspapers, Permission to Appeal Granted
25 09 2012
The Court of Appeal has granted Carina Trimingham permission to appeal against the High Court’s judgment in her harassment and privacy claim against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. In granting permission to appeal, Lord Justice Laws emphasised that there were “significant issues” as to the Judge’s treatment of the harassment claim. He also noted that this was the first trial in England and Wales of a civil claim for harassment against a newspaper. He granted permission on all grounds, including Ms Trimingham’s privacy claim and claims under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Appeal, Daily Mail, Harassment
Categories : Privacy
