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Pearson v Chief Constable of Essex Police & Anor [2026] EWHC 961 (KB) (24 April 2026)
The High Court held that several police-related publications about Allison Pearson bore a Chase Level 3 defamatory meaning, while a later update was not defamatory.
Currie v Soho Theatre Company Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 400 (31 March 2026)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a defamation appeal about the meaning of a Soho Theatre press release, holding the High Court was entitled to treat its attribution of antisemitic motive as opinion.
Preliminary libel issues over online reviews of a solicitor. The court found the reviews defamatory of the second claimant, but not of the company claimant.
TWH Legal Services Ltd (t/a B&l Solicitors) & Anor v Niazi & Anor [2026] EWHC 746 (KB) (27 March 2026)
The High Court held that three online reviews about a solicitor were defamatory of the second claimant, but not of the firm, and that parts were fact while others were opinion.
Berg v Jones [2026] EWHC 564 (KB) (12 March 2026)
The High Court held that a Drop Site News article about Raphael Berg conveyed a defamatory statement of opinion about biased BBC coverage, with the basis sufficiently indicated.
The High Court held that an email to the claimant’s employer conveyed defamatory factual allegations of trespass, criminal damage, and harassment, plus opinion.
Ness v Miller [2025] EWHC 1784 (KB) (15 July 2025)
The High Court decided preliminary defamation issues in Christopher Ness's claim against Jennifer Miller, holding that the YouTube video did not refer to him and that Miller was not shown to have published the emails.
The High Court decided a preliminary issue in a libel claim over an online review, distinguishing statements of fact from opinion in context.
Smart Shirts Ltd v Sheffield Hallam University [2025] EWHC 1353 (KB) (22 May 2025)
On retrial of preliminary issues in a libel claim, the court held that two publications about supply-chain links to Xinjiang forced labour carried a defamatory meaning.
The High Court struck out a defamation claim over an article and photo alleged to imply the claimant was gay, holding that such an imputation is not defamatory.
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