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Defamation

Evangelos Marinakis v Eirini Karypidou & Ors

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.

  • Libel
  • Unlawful means conspiracy
  • Meaning of publications
  • Fact vs opinion
  • Defamatory at common law
  • Defamation
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Defamation [2026] EWHC 1192 (KB)

Marinakis v Karypidou & Ors

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.

  • Libel
  • Unlawful means conspiracy
  • Meaning of defamatory statements
  • Fact vs opinion
  • Defamatory at common law
  • Hyperlink context
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Defamation [2026] EWHC 1177 (KB)

Lodhia v Twelve Trees Management Company (Bromley-By-Bow) Ltd & Ors

Lodhia v Twelve Trees Management Company (Bromley-By-Bow) Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 1177 (KB) (18 May 2026)

After Lodhia discontinued his defamation claim, the High Court held he must pay the defendants’ costs, including costs of prior applications and amendments.

  • Discontinuance
  • Costs orders
  • Bankruptcy and costs liability
  • Pre-action protocols
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Litigant in person conduct
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Defamation [2026] EWCA Civ 588

Ogunkami v Chia

Ogunkami v Chia [2026] EWCA Civ 588 (13 May 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a libel damages appeal, holding the claimant had not properly pleaded or proved foreign publication harm and refusing a late amendment.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Jurisdiction
  • Foreign publication
  • Double actionability
  • Default judgment
  • Amendment of pleadings
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Defamation [2026] EWHC 1136 (KB)

De Giovanni v Kehoe & Ors

De Giovanni v Kehoe & Ors [2026] EWHC 1136 (KB) (13 May 2026)

Defamation claims over a Londoner article led to set-aside, strike-out, and jurisdiction issues. The court set aside default judgment, struck out the County Court claim, and set aside the High Court claim form.

  • Default judgment
  • Service of process
  • Abuse of process
  • Jurisdiction
  • Strike out applications
  • Defamation
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Defamation

Idowu Ogunkami v Cynthia Chia

The Court of Appeal dismissed a libel damages appeal, holding the claimant had not properly pleaded or proved foreign publication harm and that ÂŁ25,000 was adequate.

  • Damages assessment
  • Default judgment
  • Jurisdiction
  • Foreign publication
  • Double actionability
  • Amendment of pleadings
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Civil procedure

Claudio de Giovanni v Cormac Kehoe & Ors

The court set aside default judgment in a defamation claim, struck out the County Court proceedings as an abuse of process, and set aside the High Court claim form for non-service.

  • Default judgment
  • Abuse of process
  • Jurisdiction
  • Service of process
  • Relief from sanctions
  • Defamation
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Defamation

Guerrilla Marketing Ltd v NGM Advertising Limited

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.

  • Libel
  • Malicious falsehood
  • Unlawful interference with economic interests
  • Procuring breach of contract
  • Meaning of publications
  • Fact vs opinion
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Defamation [2026] EWHC 1085 (KB)

Guerrilla Marketing Ltd v NGM Advertising Ltd & Ors

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.

  • Libel
  • Malicious falsehood
  • Unlawful interference with economic interests
  • Procuring breach of contract
  • Meaning of publications
  • Fact vs opinion
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