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16.03.17
Court orders Katie Hopkins to pay £24,000 in damages in Twitter libel case
The food blogger, journalist and left-wing political activist Jack Monroe has been awarded £24,000 in damages by the High Court following two tweets sent by the MailOnline (and former Sun) columnist Katie Hopkins in May 2015. Factual background On 9 May 2015, two days after the General Election, the words “Fuck Tory Scum” were spray painted on…
Read more11.03.17
Iain Wilson discusses the legal pitfalls of tweeting in Yahoo News interview
Brett Wilson LLP partner Iain Wilson discusses the libel risks associated with using Twitter in an interview with Yahoo News. The interview can be found here.
Read more3.03.17
Libel/Defamation: Jack Monroe v Katie Hopkins – Iain Wilson discusses libel on Twitter in the i newspaper
Brett Wilson LLP partner Iain Wilson has been interviewed by the i newspaper, offering expert opinion on Twitter libel. The article can be found here.
Read more22.12.16
Muslim family receive £150,000 compensation following Katie Hopkins extremist slur in the Daily Mail
In December 2015 the Daily Mail published an article written by the controversial columnist Katie Hopkins entitled “Just because Britain’s border security is a Mickey Mouse operation you can’t blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland – I wouldn’t either.” The story related to a decision by the US authorities (for reasons which…
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