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21.12.21
Fighting fire with fire: making counter-allegations in response to a libel
It is normally defamatory to allege that a party has committed a serious crime. However many publishees will choose to publicly rebut an allegation, accuse the publisher of dishonesty and/or make counter-allegations, rather than sue for libel. But does this itself not put the accused at risk of being sued for defamation themselves? The answer…
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Cricketer Chris Cairns to be charged with perjury over Twibel trial
The Crown Prosecution Service has issued a statement confirming that it has authorised police to charge former New Zealand Test Cricketer Chris Cairns with one count of perjury arising from a 2012 libel trial. In 2012 Mr Cairns successfully sued Mr Modi, the former Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League Lalit Modi, after a 2010 tweet in which Mr Modi had stated Mr Cairns…
Read more1.01.13
Tanzanian media tycoon loses 'oppressive' libel claim
On 30 November 2012 Mr Justice Bean dismissed Reginald Mengi’s claim for libel after a 10-day trial in the High Court. Mr Mengi had sued Ms Hermitage over comments she had made on a website accusing him of encouraging a campaign of ‘journalistic terrorism’ in newspapers he controlled. The background to the case was that Ms Hermitage…
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