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The High Court determined preliminary issues in a defamation claim about online posts, videos and billboards alleging serious criminality, and broadly accepted the claimant’s pleaded meanings.
Marinakis v Karypidou & Ors [2026] EWHC 1192 (KB) (20 May 2026)
High Court preliminary issues decision in a libel and unlawful means conspiracy claim over online publications alleging corruption, drug trafficking and match-fixing.
The court decided preliminary issues on meaning in a defamation claim over emails alleging a marketing rival had mis-sold advertising space and acted fraudulently.
Guerrilla Marketing Ltd v NGM Advertising Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 1085 (KB) (08 May 2026)
Preliminary defamation issues over emails alleging a rival falsely sold advertising space on screens it did not own.
Court of Appeal upheld a libel preliminary ruling on meaning, holding the High Court was entitled to treat the alleged motive as opinion rather than fact.
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.
The High Court held that a complaint to Amazon accusing a rival seller of counterfeit Velcro products and trademark infringement was defamatory and contained both fact and opinion.
Digital Isle Ltd v Marcos Enterprise Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 642 (KB) (19 March 2026)
The High Court held that a complaint to Amazon alleging counterfeit Velcro products and trademark infringement was defamatory, with most of the words treated as fact.
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