Ex-speaker Martin delays CFA fees cut
19 March 2010
A move to limit the fees which lawyers can claim for successful "no-win, no-fee" defamation cases is being held up by former Commons Speaker, Lord Martin.
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Little Britain star Matt Lucas sues the Daily Star
19 March 2010
Little Britain star Matt Lucas has become the latest celebrity to seek damages for misuse of private information.
Drummond celebrates victory in Thai libel battle
18 March 2010
British freelance journalist Andrew Drummond has celebrated a victory in his long-running criminal libel battle through the Thai courts.
High Court win for Abramovich against Italian newspaper
18 March 2010
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich today accepted a formal apology and "substantial damages" at London's High Court from an Italian newspaper.
Children’s Commissioner: family court rules need review
17 March 2010
The Children’s Commissioner for England has called for a review of rules governing media access to family courts raising fears that public scrutiny threatens wellbeing.
Lawyers threaten judicial review over CFA cuts
15 March 2010
A newly formed group, Lawyers for Media Standards, is threatening to seek judicial review over Justice Secretary Jack Straw's plan to cut CFA success fees.
Lampard sues over Marco Pierre White sabotage claim
12 March 2010
Chelsea and England player Frank Lampard is the latest footballer to head for theHigh Court and is suing The Sun over a story which alleged he "sabotaged" a cookery TV show.
Lie detector libel man says UK law is global threat
12 March 2010
English libel laws are threatening freedom of speech around the world, according to a Swedish scientist who was sued after he criticised lie detector technology.
Rex Features in privacy payout over Middleton pics
11 March 2010
Picture agency Rex Features has paid damages to Royal girlfriend Kate Middleton after a photographer defied a request from the Queen for journalists to lay off the Royals over Christmas.
Policeman sacked for talking to Eastern Daily Press
11 March 2010
A former police officer is appealing against being sacked over allegedly passing on information to journalists on a local paper.
Clifford thrashed out privacy deal with Brooks
10 March 2010
Press Gazette understands that publicist Max Clifford thrashed out a deal with News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to settle a privacy action which could have brought further revelations about News of the World phone ...
Berezovsky in £150k Litvenko murder libel win
10 March 2010
Businessman Boris Berezovsky won £150,000 High Court libel damages today over claims on a Russian TV broadcast about the radiation poisoning murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
NoW in '£1m' legal settlement with Max Clifford
10 March 2010
The News of the World has settled its privacy action with publicist Max Clifford in a deal worth more than £1m, The Guardian today reports.
Girl With a One Track Mind smarts over 'hooker' headline
10 March 2010
"Girl with a One Track Mind" blogger and author Zoe Margolis has said she is taking legal action against the Independent on Sunday after she was referred to as a "hooker" in a headline.
MPs condemn reporting of Venables prison recall
9 March 2010
MPs yesterday condemned media speculation over the reasons Jon Venables was sent back to prison as Justice Secretary Jack Straw refused to give further details about the case.
Legal threat doesn't stop Sunday Mirror Venables story
8 March 2010
The Attorney General’s office said this morning that no action is currently being taken against newspapers for breaching secrecy orders related to child-killer Jon Venables.
PCC needs to look beyond 'quango kings and queens'
8 March 2010
The Press Complaints Commission needs to look beyond the usual 'quango kings and queens' and the House of Lords and make its key appointees more representative.
Norwich City accepts settlement from NoW
5 March 2010
Norwich City and its chairman Alan Bowkett have accepted a five-figure settlement from the News of the World after it suggested the club was in financial trouble.
MoJ: Libel success fees to be cut from next month
3 March 2010
Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today that libel costs would be dramatically reduced from April as he tabled a legal amendment to cut success fees.
Daily Mail pays damages to Michael Parkinson
3 March 2010
Sir Michael Parkinson today accepted £25,000 libel damages plus costs over claims made in the Daily Mail that he lied about his background.
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Cherie Blair sues the Daily Mail over Gaddafi story
2 March 2010
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Sheryl Gascoigne sues News of the World
1 March 2010
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Cabinet papers to be released after 20 years
26 February 2010
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MPs: Action needed on privacy, libel and CFAs
24 February 2010
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Appeal court hears Simon Singh's libel challenge
23 February 2010
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Newsreader Steve Scott sues Mail over 'racism' claims
22 February 2010
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Report: MPs to call for ban on companies suing for libel
19 February 2010
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Journalists urged to 'challenge the politics of hate'
19 February 2010
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MoJ report: Media coverage does not prejudice trials
17 February 2010
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Comedians boost libel reform with benefit gig
17 February 2010
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Mosley Europe win could end 'publish and be damned'
16 February 2010
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Binyam Mohamed: Court of Appeal stresses open justice
10 February 2010
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Lord Ashcroft sues the Independent
9 February 2010
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Brangelina sue News of the World over divorce claims
9 February 2010
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Perroncel maintains media silence over Terry
8 February 2010
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Tory MP sues Standard over expenses article
8 February 2010
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Magazine editor paid damages after Take A Break slur
8 February 2010
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Sun defies injunction threat with Grant pics and video
5 February 2010
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Sex offender's anonymity ended by Hull Daily Mail
5 February 2010
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Dragons' Den creator claims £70,000 after reporting mix-up
4 February 2010
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Telegraph names 'brothel visit' football manager
4 February 2010
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John Terry ruling could change 'draconian privacy laws'
1 February 2010
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News of the World in privacy victory versus John Terry
29 January 2010
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Mail on Sunday in 'stab attack' libel payout
29 January 2010
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Cherie Blair sues MoS over police protection claims
29 January 2010
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'Super injunction' gags press over footballer's affair
29 January 2010
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'Kill British' blog man fails in MoS libel bid
28 January 2010
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Jack Straw names libel reform working group
27 January 2010
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Terror suspects named after Supreme Court challenge
27 January 2010
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Jon Gaunt seeks judicial review over Nazi jibe
27 January 2010
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Judge: Torture boys' anonymity does not impair justice
27 January 2010
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Judge rejects expert witnesses gag order
26 January 2010
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Newsnight torture boys injunction panned
22 January 2010
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Children 'concerned about press in family courts'
22 January 2010
