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2.11.17
Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Revisiting the honest opinion defence
The decision in Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 2619 (QB) clarifies the application of the statutory defence of honest opinion under section 3 of the Defamation Act 2013. In doing so the case also confirms the application of the defence to statements made by Government bodies and the interdependence of the defence upon…
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Mail ordered to pay £45,000 in libel damages for 'foreign doctor' slur against GP
In Garcia v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 3137 (QB) Mr Justice Dingemans awarded damages of £45,000 to a Spanish doctor who was libelled by the Daily Mail. The Claimant, Dr Jose Antonio Serrano Garcia, brought proceedings in the High Court after he was the subject of an article published in the Daily Mail on…
Read more23.10.12
Jury award Frankie Boyle £54,650 following libel victory
Comedian Frankie Boyle has succeeded in his libel claim against MGN Limited, the publishers of The Daily Mirror. Mr Boyle had sued The Daily Mirrorover an article that alleged he was a ‘racist comedian’ and had been ‘forced to quit’ the BBC Mock the Week show. The trial of the action started on 15 October 2012 before a jury presided…
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