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16.06.23
High Court provides rare guidance on the meaning of ‘editor’ in defamation claims
This article considers the decision of Mr Justice Saini in Chris Packham CBE v Dominic Wightman and others [2023] EWHC 1256 (KB). The claimant, a naturalist, campaigner and television presenter, was awarded £90,000 in damages by the High Court in respect of allegations published by the first and second defendants in articles in Country Squire…
Read more23.06.20
High Court sets very high bar for harassment by publication claims against the press
In Sube & Anor v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 1125 (QB) the High Court emphatically rejected a claim for harassment against media organisations. The case highlights the difficulties faced by claimants in harassment proceedings against media organisations, as it must be found that the conduct by the media organisation…
Read more23.02.16
Sweett Group plc becomes the first corporate to be convicted under the Bribery Act
On 19 February 2016 at Southwark Crown Court HHJ Beddoe imposed a total penalty of £2.35 million against Sweet Group plc for committing an offence contrary to section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. Section 7 of the Bribery Act provides that a company will be guilty of an offence if an “associated person” (someone…
Read more4.08.15
Libel no longer actionable without proof of damage, but damage can be inferred
In Lachaux v Independent Print ([2015] EWHC 2242 (QB) the High Court sought to clarify the meaning of section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013: the requirement for defamation claimants to show that a publication has caused serious harm to reputation or is likely to cause serious harm to reputation. It has been a matter…
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