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The High Court dismissed a libel claim after finding the YouTube video did not sufficiently refer to the claimant and the defendant was not shown to have published the emails.
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 claimant has no real prospect of establishing malice or defeating the defence of qualified privilege in respect of the publications, nor of proving serious harm to reputation or the elements of malicious falsehood. Summary judgment is granted to the defendants on the defamation and malicious falsehood claims.
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The claimant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the defendant published the defamatory letter as alleged. Accordingly, the claims for defamation and misuse of private information fail.
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The High Court dismissed consolidated claims over three Google reviews, finding the claimant had not proved the defendant published any of them.
The Claimant failed to prove the Defendant used the word 'paedophile'; the words used were 'go away you horrible peedo', meaning 'dirty old man' who subjects younger women to unwelcome sexual interest. The words were defamatory at common law but did not impute a crime for which the Claimant could be punished, nor did the Claimant prove special damage or serious harm as required by Defamation Act 2013 s.1. The claim for slander therefore fails.
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Parsons v Atkinson [2024] EWHC 888 (KB) (19 April 2024)
The High Court dismissed Richard Parsons’ defamation and privacy claims after finding he had not proved Douglas Atkinson read aloud the disputed letter.
Frati v Bowen-Carter [2023] EWHC 627 (KB) (22 March 2023)
The High Court refused summary judgment in a defamation claim over a Google review, holding the claimant had a realistic prospect of proving publication. Amendments to plead grapevine effect and related matters were allowed.
The High Court refused summary judgment on a libel claim over a Google Business Review, finding a realistic prospect of proving publication. It also allowed amendments to plead grapevine effect and repetition.
Default judgment was granted in a defamation and harassment claim arising from anonymous poison-pen letters, with damages, declarations and injunctions ordered.
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