The figures for new claims issued in the Media and Communications List of the Queen’s Bench Division (“the M&C List”) continue to show substantial annual variations. According to data derived from HM Courts and Tribunals E-Filing Service a total of 202 new claims were issued in 2022, a 64% decrease on 2021 when a total of 564 new claims were issued. That was, itself, a 50% increase on the number of claims issued in 2020 (373). Continue reading