In Howard Kennedy v The National Trust for Scotland [2017] EWHC 3368 (QB), the High Court considered two complex issues: one relating to the doctrine of forum non conveniens and the other to the CPR provisions on service of a claim form. Continue reading
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The news agency, Reuters, has lost its appeal against an injunction, which prevented it from reporting leaked confidential and commercially sensitive information concerning a leading global alternative asset manager, Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP. Continue reading
The use of CFAs in cases against the media had become a scandal long before this appeal was heard. A mechanism intended to provide access to justice had become a gravy train for claimant lawyers. As claimant lawyers know, the mere threat of a CFA and ATE insurance could be used to bulldoze a media company into submission. Continue reading
In an important judgment in the case of Stunt v Associated Newspapers ([2017] EWHC 695 (QB)) that will be reassuring to news media organisations, the High Court has determined that section 32(4) of the Data Protection Act 1998 is not incompatible with EU law. Continue reading
In an important decision on the scope of protection afforded to Parliamentarians against actions for libel, the Court of Appeal has today ruled in Lord Triesman’s favour in the libel claim brought against him by the head of Thailand’s football federation: Dato Worawi Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey ([2014] EWCA Civ 179). Continue reading
In the case of Simmons v Castle [2012] EWCA Civ 1039 (a personal injury case) the Lord Chief Justice took the opportunity to announce that after 1 April 2013, general damages in tortious claims would increase by 10%. This is following the recommendations by Lord Justice Jackson in his review of civil litigation costs. Continue reading
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