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Google not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted on its hosted service when brought to its attention as they were still disputed by the author – Davison v Habeeb and Google, High Court

20 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Google was not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted about Davison on Google’s hosted service at blogger.com, despite the online service giant having kept the comments up even after being told...

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MPs Committee proposes that websites can keep up allegedly defamatory postings if written by identified authors and accompanied by complaints

27 October 2011 | Mark Weston

An MPs’ report on the draft Defamation Bill going through Parliament has proposed that a distinction be drawn for online libel purposes between identified authors and anonymous posters. The situation...

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Publisher entitled not to publish book due to privacy concerns – Amanda Smith v Headline Publishing, High Court

28 August 2011 | Mark Weston

Under a contract for publication of memoirs, Amanda Smith gave a warranty that her work did not contain anything libellous or otherwise unlawful. She was paid in advance for the work. However, prior to...

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If you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen – Court of Appeal rules in favour of disclosure of private issues against ex-Gordon Ramsey employee after conducting public quarrel – Hutcheson v News Group Newspapers, Court of Appeal

30 July 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Gordon Ramsey and an ex-employee, Christopher Hutcheson, had a public fight after the famous chef had dismissed him for misconduct. Hutcheson had used company funds for private purposes, but the parties...

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Lawyer-shaming website finds out what Solicitors from Hell really means

25 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick | 3 comments

One thing that’s probably not a good idea is trying to take on the whole legal profession in an explosive issue that they all feel strongly about – their professional reputations. Well, Solicitors...

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Government consults on draft Defamation Bill

22 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has introduced a draft Defamation Bill and is consulting on it. Amongst the proposed changes to defamation law are the following: ¨ A requirement to show substantial...

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Defamation settlement over quick-fire allegations about election rival demonstrates Twitter dangers

19 March 2011 | Mark Weston

It was a case of one political victory to one candidate and one court victory to the other in a couple of election day battles. Colin Elsbury had beaten Eddie Talbot in a closely contested Welsh council...

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Judge refuses to require online newspaper to disclose anonymous posters’ details over ‘pub talk’ comments after article– Clift v Clarke, High Court

3 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

After Ms Clift had successfully sued Slough Council for defamation proceedings, the Daily Mail newspaper ran a story about the case. In correspondence, Ms Clift described the newspaper’s report as excellent....

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Facts get lost in the translation as untrue email in political spat leads to £30,000 damages – Cambridge v Makin, High Court

18 January 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Two interpreters were involved in a spat that has led to a big payout in damages after one of the emails sent contained untrue allegations about the other. Cambridge was an interpreter on the board of...

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Libel law must be reformed – Joseph v Spiller, Supreme Court

10 December 2010 | Simon Weinberg

The Supreme Court has taken the first step in what it hopes will be a reform of the libel law. Lord Phillips and Lord Walker gave a critique of the current law of ‘fair comment’, which they have renamed...

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Latest news and views tagged libel

Google not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted on its hosted service when brought to its attention as they were still disputed by the author – Davison v Habeeb and Google, High Court

MPs Committee proposes that websites can keep up allegedly defamatory postings if written by identified authors and accompanied by complaints

Publisher entitled not to publish book due to privacy concerns – Amanda Smith v Headline Publishing, High Court

If you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen – Court of Appeal rules in favour of disclosure of private issues against ex-Gordon Ramsey employee after conducting public quarrel – Hutcheson v News Group Newspapers, Court of Appeal

Lawyer-shaming website finds out what Solicitors from Hell really means

Government consults on draft Defamation Bill

Defamation settlement over quick-fire allegations about election rival demonstrates Twitter dangers

Judge refuses to require online newspaper to disclose anonymous posters’ details over ‘pub talk’ comments after article– Clift v Clarke, High Court

Facts get lost in the translation as untrue email in political spat leads to £30,000 damages – Cambridge v Makin, High Court

Libel law must be reformed – Joseph v Spiller, Supreme Court

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