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Tort [2023] NIKB 134

Sands & Anor v Bond & Ors

Sands & Anor v Bond & Ors [2023] NIKB 134 (01 December 2023)

Default judgment in defamation and harassment claims over anonymous Tattle Life posts. The court awarded each plaintiff ÂŁ150,000 and indemnity costs.

  • Online harassment
  • Defamation
  • Aggravated damages
  • Exemplary damages
  • Indemnity costs
  • Online-harassment
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Defamation [2021] NIQB 52

MacAirt v JPI Media NI Lts & Ors

MacAirt v JPI Media NI Lts & Ors [2021] NIQB 52 (21 May 2021)

Defamation meanings based on a News Letter article were mostly struck out. The court also struck out misuse of private information, but let harassment and data protection claims continue.

  • Meaning in defamation
  • Misuse of private information
  • Harassment by publication
  • Data protection—gdpr
  • Summary disposal of claims
  • Strike out applications
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Data protection [2016] NIQB 76

AY, Facebook (Ireland) Ltd & Ors

AY, Facebook (Ireland) Ltd & Ors [2016] NIQB 76 (9 September 2016)

The High Court refused most of Facebook’s strike-out application in a claim over indecent images and alleged online harassment, leaving most issues for trial.

  • Liability of online platforms
  • Misuse of private information
  • Negligence
  • Data protection directive
  • E-commerce directive
  • Protection from harassment
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Civil procedure [2016] NIQB 7

Galloway v Frazer & Ors

Galloway v Frazer & Ors [2016] NIQB 7 (27 January 2016)

The High Court of Northern Ireland set aside leave to serve Google Inc out of the jurisdiction only in part, allowing service out for URL2 claims in libel, data protection and harassment.

  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Defamation on the internet
  • Data protection breaches
  • Misuse of private information
  • Harassment
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Media law [2014] NICA 58

AB v Sunday Newspapers (t/a The Sunday World)

AB v Sunday Newspapers (t/a The Sunday World) [2014] NICA 58 (9 September 2014)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland granted an interim injunction restraining publication of allegations that AB was a state agent or informer, but otherwise left the trial judge's refusal of interim relief intact.

  • Interim injunction
  • Breach of confidence
  • Misuse of private information
  • Defamation
  • Harassment
  • Freedom of expression
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