Tag: Weekly Round Up (Page 1 of 31)

On 15 July 2021 Saini J handed down judgment in Blackledge v Person(s) Unknown [2021] EWHC 1994 (QB) awarding substantial libel and harassment damages to the victim of a campaign of online abuse in the form of anonymous blog posts on a website making false and defamatory allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading

On 7 July 2021 judgment was handed down in the case of Vardy v Rooney [2021] EWHC 1888 (QB). Steyn J ordered the striking out of substantial parts of the defence of truth advanced by Coleen Rooney. There was a post on Inforrm and 5RB. Continue reading

On 1 July 2021, Nicklin J handed down judgment in the libel action of Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Others [2021] EWHC 1797 (QB).  Bruno Lachaux won his long-running claim against the publishers of The Independent, i and the Evening Standard and was awarded a total of £120,000 in damages. Continue reading

The biggest media story of the week was the Sun’s publication of a photograph (and subsequently a video) of the then Health Secretary Matt Hancock in a “steamy clinch” with an aide.  The following day, although backed the Prime Minister, Mr Hancock resigned.  There was an Inforrm post about the legal issues arising. Continue reading

On 15 June 2021 the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel published its final report [pdf] following their inquiry into the murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan and the series of failed police investigations which followed. Continue reading

On 10 and 11 June 2021 there were hearings in the News Group phone hacking litigation before the new managing judge, Mr Justice Fancourt. Continue reading

The short Easter Legal Term ended on 28 May 2021, and the Trinity Legal Term will begin on 8 June 2021. Continue reading

On 20 May 2021 the BBC published a Report  by former Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justice, Lord Dyson into the circumstances of how BBC reporter Martin Bashir came to interview Princess Diana for the BBC Panorama in November 1995. Continue reading

On 5 May 2021 the Duchess of Sussex won the final element of her privacy and copyright case against Associated Newspapers. In January, Lord Justice Warby had delivered summary judgment in her favour, setting aside for later only the copyright point of the possible second author of the letter. Continue reading

On 26 April 2021, Nicklin J heard the last day of the Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon trial.  The English Defence League founder (aka Tommy Robinson) is being sued by Jamal Hijazi, 17, who was filmed being attacked at his Huddersfield school in October 2018. Continue reading