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8.01.19
Monir v Wood: Think before you allow someone else to tweet on your behalf
In a very detailed judgment in the case of Monir v Wood [2018] EWHC 3525 (QB), Mr Justice Nicklin set out the law in relation to various complex issues that can arise in a libel claim. The purpose of this article is not to summarise and comment on the entirety of the case, but instead…
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The Sun pays damages to estate of revenge porn victim
News Group Newspapers Ltd (‘NGN’), the publishers of The Sun newspaper, have paid a five-figure sum in damages to the estate of a victim of revenge porn. Susanne Hinte had 15 minutes of fame in 2016 following Camelot’s rejection of her £33m jackpot claim on the basis that she submitted a heavily damaged ticket, which…
Read more26.10.15
High Court grants injunction after celebrity revenge porn threat
In JPH v XYZ [2015] EWHC 2871 Mr Justice Popplewell considered an emergency application for an injunction to restrain the publication of intimate images. The application was made after the Defendant threatened to publish photographs and videos of the Claimant (a successful actor) which were of a sexual nature and created whilst they were in a relationship. The Defendant had threatened to post the videos and…
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