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1 day ago · The amount former MP Charlie Elphicke has to pay The Sunday Times in legal costs has been reduced after a new judgment that found the publisher failed to “preserve evidence”.
Libel: The statement is made in a potentially permanent way, such as in print or on social media. Is libel illegal? Libel isn’t a criminal offence in the UK, but it is considered a civil wrong which means legal action can be taken against you for making a defamatory statement.
There are two types of defamation: Libel and slander. Libel is when the false statement is written – like in a newspaper or in a social media post. Slander is when the false statement is spoken. You do not need to be specifically named in the false statement to be a victim of defamation.
Dec 20, 2023 · The heart of the challenge lies in England’s incredibly tough defamation laws — which penalize statements that could damage someone’s public image among “right-thinking members of society” or cause “serious harm” to their reputation.
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Our team includes lawyers who have previously worked in public relations. Limiting reputational damage is central to what we do, and we work tirelessly to protect our clients from the impact of defamation, libel and slander. We understand that defamation on social media is often not treated as seriously as other types of defamation by the press and general public. We are committed to ensuring this changes and will continue to highlight the incredible harm defamatory online content can have to...
Obtaining an injunction for a well-known businessman and entrepreneur to remove and prohibit the publication of defamatory blogsAnthony Crook v Chief Constable of Essex Police [2015] EWHC 988 (QB) – represented Mr Crook in his landmark victory in the High Court for breach of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act, breach of the...B v Channel 4 – represented an individual in successful injunctive proceedings to prevent the publication of personal information on the programme “24 hours in police custody”.Advising a corporate intelligence firm in its defamation claim against an Israeli broadcasting company.Defamation is when someone makes a comment or statement about someone else that is unfair, untrue and likely to harm their reputation or character. Read more general information about defamation, libel and slanderhere. Libel and slander are sub-types of defamation. Libel concerns defamatory statements that are permanent. On social media, this could...
Most social media platforms allow users to report false and defamatory information for review and removal. However, it is commonly known that it can be hard to scrub information from the internet, even if the platform responds in a timely manner. In many cases, the more effort someone goes to remove or conceal information, the more it is spread – t...
Defamation and libel on Facebook
Facebook provides a way for people to connect with friends and family and share updates. Facebook is commonly used by businesses, influencers and high profile individuals to share content and engage with their followers. Making a Facebook post is a much more casual medium than, for example, publishing views in a newspaper. So what constitutes a defamatory post on Facebook? This question was considered in the 2019 Supreme Court case of Stocker v Stocker. Mrs Stocker, the ex-wife of Mr Stocker,...
Defamation and libel on Twitter
Like Facebook, tweets on Twitter are considered in their own unique context. This was clear in the 2018 case of Monir v Wood where the High Court stated, “Twitter is a fast moving medium. People will tend to scroll through messages relatively quickly”. In this case, the Vice Chairman of Bristol UKIP published a tweet on the Bristol UKIP Twitter account, which falsely accused Mr Monir of child grooming. Although the Vice Chairman published the tweet, it was the Chairman who was held liable for...
Defamation and libel on Instagram
Instagram is a popular image-based social media platform owned by Facebook. Instagram is often the platform of choice for influencers and celebrities to upload a wide range of content, in particular lifestyle and ‘vlog’ style content. The most famous Instagram libel case is likely the dispute between “footballers’ wives”, Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. Colloquially referred to as the “Wagatha Christie” case, Vardy is currently suing Rooney for using her Instagram and Twitter platforms to ac...
May 20, 2019 · Libel solicitors now have clear Supreme Court guidance for the social media age. However, it’s still worth pointing out some of what should not be read into this decision. First, the floodgates...
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2 days ago · Elphicke, who was jailed for two years in September 2020 after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women, sued Times Media Limited for libel over three articles published in The Sunday ...
