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Iqbal v Geo TV Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1566 (13 December 2024)
Court of Appeal in a libel appeal held that Geo TV’s broadcasts were protected by qualified privilege, allowing summary judgment for Geo.
Iqbal v GEO TV Ltd [2023] EWHC 3024 (KB) (27 November 2023)
The High Court dismissed Salman Iqbal’s libel claim against GEO TV after finding the broadcasts were capable of statutory qualified privilege as fair and accurate reports.
Onwude v Dyer & Ors (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 3577 (QB) (23 December 2020)
High Court libel claim over a BMJ article about GMC disciplinary findings was dismissed. The court held the report was fair and accurate and protected by privilege.
Defamation claim over BMJ reporting of a GMC tribunal decision failed. The High Court held the article was a fair and accurate report and also protected by public interest.
Onwude v Dyer & Ors (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 3577 (QB) (23 December 2020)
High Court defamation claim over a BMJ report was dismissed. The court held the article was a fair and accurate report protected by qualified privilege, and the public interest defence also applied.
Krause v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 293 (QB) (19 February 2014)
The High Court struck out Jan Krause’s libel claim against Associated Newspapers Ltd, holding the Mail Online article was not capable of being defamatory.
The High Court struck out Jan Krause’s libel claim against Associated Newspapers over Mail Online reporting, holding the words were not capable of being defamatory.
Qadir v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 2606 (QB) (05 October 2012)
Libel preliminary-issues judgment on privilege and malice. The court held the first article was not protected by qualified privilege because it was not a fair, public-interest extract as published.
Qadir v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 2606 (QB) (05 October 2012)
The High Court considered whether Mail on Sunday reports of libel proceedings and a sentencing hearing were protected by privilege, and whether malice defeated any defence.
The High Court held that privilege failed for two Mail on Sunday articles about Irfan Qadir, because the reports were not fair, accurate, or sufficiently balanced.
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