Wei & Ors v Long & Ors [2025] EWHC 912 (KB) (11 April 2025)

Wei & Ors v Long & Ors [2025] EWHC 912 (KB) (11 April 2025)

Remedies are awarded only for harassment and libel claims of C1, C2, and C3, as these meet the legal threshold and fall within the court's jurisdiction; C4's claims and ECHR-based claims are dismissed as legally impossible or outside territorial scope. Damages are assessed separately for harassment and libel to avoid double counting, applying Vento bands and principles of reputational harm and vindication.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 912 (KB)
Parties
Claimant: Xiuling Wei; Claimant: Weiguo Wang; Claimant: Yipeng Wang; Claimant: Anastasiia Marchuk; Defendant: Jingping Long; Defendant: DNC Holdings Inc; Defendant: Gatechina Inc; Defendant: Porkbun LLC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 April 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil (harassment, Defamation, Privacy) / Disposal Hearing After Default Judgment Against D1; Remedies and Damages Assessment
Outcome
Judgment for Claimants C1, C2, and C3 against D1; C4's claims dismissed; damages and injunctions granted as specified.
Legal Topics
Harassment Under Protection From Harassment Act 1997, Defamation (libel), Malicious Falsehood, Privacy Related Claims, Jurisdiction and Territorial Scope, Assessment of Damages, Default Judgment Procedure
Tort Media Law Defamation Harassment Privacy Harassment Under Protection From Harassment Act 1997 Defamation (libel) Malicious Falsehood +4 more

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Parties

Xiuling Wei

Claimant

Weiguo Wang

Claimant

Yipeng Wang

Claimant

Anastasiia Marchuk

Claimant

Jingping Long

Defendant

DNC Holdings Inc

Defendant

Gatechina Inc

Defendant

Porkbun LLC

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil (harassment, Defamation, Privacy) / Disposal Hearing After Default Judgment Against D1; Remedies and Damages Assessment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should proceed in the absence of D1 after default judgment
  2. 2 Whether the pleaded claims meet the legal threshold for harassment, libel, malicious falsehood, and privacy
  3. 3 Assessment of damages for harassment and libel

Ratio Decidendi

Remedies are awarded only for harassment and libel claims of C1, C2, and C3, as these meet the legal threshold and fall within the court's jurisdiction; C4's claims and ECHR-based claims are dismissed as legally impossible or outside territorial scope. Damages are assessed separately for harassment and libel to avoid double counting, applying Vento bands and principles of reputational harm and vindication.

Court Disposition

Judgment for Claimants C1, C2, and C3 against D1; C4's claims dismissed; damages and injunctions granted as specified.

Orders

  • General damages for harassment awarded to C1, C2, and C3 (upper Vento band)
  • General damages for libel awarded to C1, C2, and C3