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25.09.15
Corporate defamation claims and claims against anonymous parties
Brett Wilson LLP partner Iain Wilson is interviewed by Susan Ghaiwal. This article was first published on Lexis® PSL IP&IT on 24 September 2015. Does Brett Wilson LLP v Persons Unknown highlight how courts should approach anonymity in online cases? Iain Wilson, partner at Brett Wilson LLP, explains that the judgment shows courts recognise the harm that anonymous…
Read more16.09.15
Brett Wilson LLP awarded damages and injunction for defamatory posting
Brett Wilson LLP has been granted an injunction prohibiting the publication of a false and defamatory posting at a successor website to the controversial Solicitors from Hell website. The law firm acted for the Law Society in the landmark class action which saw the original website closed down by the High Court in 2011 (The Law Society & Ors v Kordowski…
Read more23.03.12
Solicitors from Hell appeal thrown out
Rick Kordowski, the founder/operator of the now defunct solicitors from Hell website, has been refused permission to appeal the High Court ruling that closed down the website. On 15 November 2011 Tugendhat J ordered that Mr Kordowski cease publishing the website. On 7 December a final order was made, inter alia, preventing Mr Kordowski from establishing a similar website. In refusing permission sir…
Read more5.02.12
Defamation litigation statistics for 2011 published
The Inforrm Blog has published its annual summary of libel litigation in England and Wales. It reports that 23 final determination hearings were held in the High Court in 2011, down from 21 in 2010. Unusually, only three cases involved the mainstream media. Only two trials took place, neither of which were a jury trial.There has not been…
Read more7.12.11
Judgment handed down in Solicitors from Hell class action
Mr Justice Tugendhat has handed down judgment in the claim brought by Brett Wilson LLP on behalf of the Law society, Hine solicitors and Kevin McGrath against Rick Kordowski, the operator/publisher of solicitors from Hell. Representative proceedings were brought by the Claimants under CPR 19.6 on behalf of those listed on the website and those…
Read more15.11.11
High Court orders removal of Solicitors from Hell website from internet
Brett Wilson LLP has secured an injunction on behalf of the Law society, a named law firm and a named solicitor against Rick Kordowski, the operator of www.solicitorsfromhell.co.uk. The injunction – which requires the immediate removal of the website -followed a successful application for judgment in default against Mr Kordowski. Representative proceedings had been brought by the claimants on…
Read more21.10.11
Slander action brought against Law society CEO struck out
A claim for slander brought by Rick Kordowski, owner of the “solicitors from Hell” website, against Law society CEO Desmond Hudson has been struck out by the High Court as an abuse of process. Brett Wilson LLP was instructed by Mr Hudson in relation to Mr Kordowski’s claim. A full copy of the judgment can…
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