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Defamation

Salman Iqbal v Geo TV Limited

The Court of Appeal held that Geo TV’s broadcasts were protected reports of a public meeting and granted summary judgment, dismissing Salman Iqbal’s libel claim.

  • Qualified privilege
  • Reporting privilege
  • Summary judgment
  • Malice
  • Public interest
  • Public benefit
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Media law [2024] EWHC 1523 (KB)

Harcombe & Anor v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor

Harcombe & Anor v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 1523 (KB) (25 June 2024)

Preliminary defamation issues over statin articles, including privilege, public interest, meaning, and fact versus opinion.

  • Libel
  • Qualified privilege
  • Public interest defence
  • Honest opinion
  • Truth defence
  • Malice
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Defamation [2017] EWHC 2873 (QB)

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Board of Directors & Anor

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Board of Directors & Anor [2017] EWHC 2873 (QB) (17 November 2017)

The High Court held that a newspaper article about Tariq Alsaifi was capable of bearing a defamatory meaning, but dismissed some claims on abuse and meaning grounds.

  • Libel
  • Serious harm
  • Abuse of process
  • Reporting privilege
  • Honest opinion
  • Jurisdiction
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Defamation [2017] EWHC 2873

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Board of Directors & Anor

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Board of Directors & Anor [2017] EWHC 2873 (QB) (17 November 2017)

The High Court held that newspaper reports about Tariq Alsaifi’s teaching ban were capable of defamatory meanings, but dismissed part of the claim concerning the print version and dealt with abuse, privilege, and serious harm issues.

  • Libel
  • Serious harm requirement
  • Meaning of defamatory statements
  • Abuse of process
  • Reporting privilege
  • Honest opinion defence
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Defamation

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Ors

The court held most of the article was a fair and accurate report of a public disciplinary notice and granted summary judgment for Trinity Mirror; the claim against Newcastle College remained.

  • Qualified privilege
  • Honest opinion defence
  • Meaning in defamation
  • Summary judgment
  • Abuse of process
  • Reporting privilege
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Defamation [2017] EWHC 1444 (QB)

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Ors

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Ors [2017] EWHC 1444 (QB) (27 June 2017)

The High Court held that most of the article was protected by reporting privilege, rejected the claimant’s pleaded meanings, and granted summary judgment for Trinity Mirror.

  • Libel
  • Reporting privilege
  • Meaning of defamatory statements
  • Summary judgment
  • Innuendo
  • Natural and ordinary meaning
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Defamation [2017] EWHC 1444

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Ors

Alsaifi v Trinity Mirror Plc & Ors [2017] EWHC 1444 (QB) (27 June 2017)

The High Court held that most of a Chroniclelive article was protected by reporting privilege and that extreme defamatory meanings alleged were not reasonably capable.

  • Libel
  • Reporting privilege
  • Meaning of defamatory statements
  • Summary judgment
  • Statutory defences
  • Innuendo
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