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Libel

The Lord, The Speaker's Wife, The Asterisks and a Moron in a Hurry...

Nick Armstrong | Posted 31.05.2013 | UK
Read More: Libel, Twitter, Lord McAlpine, Defamation, Social Media, Sally Bercow, Margaret Thatcher, Conservatives, UK-Crime, UK-Law, UK News
Nick Armstrong

In November 2012, BBC's "Newsnight" broadcast a report making serious allegations against 'a leading Conservative politician from the Thatcher years'. A frenzy of speculation followed on social media sites, with Mrs Bercow tweeting to her 56,400 followers: Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*. Lord McAlpine commenced libel action claiming damages over the Tweet.

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Sally Bercow Settles Lord McAlpine Tweet For Mystery Sum

PA | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Social Media, Sally Bercow, Twitter, UK News, UK Crime, Bercow, Libel, John Bercow, Lord McAlpine, Tweets, UK Politics News

Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow has settled a libel action brought by Lord McAlpine after the High Court found a tweet posted by her was highly de...

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Sally Bercow 'Innocent Face' Tweet WAS Libellous, Court Rules

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK
Read More: Sally Bercow, Libel, UK News, Sally Bercow Twitter, Lord McAlpine, Child Abuse, Twitter, UK News

A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court in London has ruled. Lawyers for Lord McAlpine sai...

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Reflecting the Real World of Libel

Amber Melville-Brown | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Libel Law, House of Commons, Libel, Press Regulation, Defamation, House of Lords, UK Media, UK Politics News
Amber Melville-Brown

On 16 April the House of Commons voted on amendments proposed by the House of Lords to the Defamation Bill. In doing so, MPs rejected the Lords' propo...

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Sally Bercow 'Is Not Some Kitchen Table Blogger'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Sally Bercow, Libel, Newsnight, UK News, Lord McAlpine, Sally Bercow Twitter, Lord Mcalpine Sally Bercow, UK News

Sally Bercow's tweets have more readers than some newspapers, a court has been told. As the libel case brought by Lord McAlpine got underway, the H...

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Lord McAlpine Versus Sally Bercow Tweet Reaches Court

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Sally Bercow, Libel, Sally-Bercow-Twitter, Lord McAlpine, UK News, Lord Mcalpine Sally Bercow, Lord Mcalpine Newsnight, UK News

The Twitter libel row between Sally Bercow and Lord McAlpine reaches the High Court on Tuesday. Neither party is expected to attend the hearing, wh...

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Three Years Of Charity Work For Libellous Tweet

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK
Read More: UK News, George Monbiot, Bbc Lord McAlpine, Libel, Newsnight, Lord McAlpine, Paedophilia, Charities, Lord-Mcalpine-Scandal, UK News

A Guardian columnist has agreed to carry out charity work for three years after wrongly naming Lord McAlpine as a paedophile on Twitter. George Mon...

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That Monstrous Regiment of Hacks: Why 'Regulation' of the Press Is a Red Herring

Jane Fae | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Trans Media Watch, Leveson, Pcc, Regulation, Libel, Press Complaints Commission, Press, Journalism, Leveson Inquiry, UK Media, UK Politics News
Jane Fae

Leveson, and the debate that follows, really is not about the r-word. But it helps press and a certain brand of outraged politician to convince the public can be convinced otherwise.

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'Gulp': Sally Bercow Set To Be Sued By Lord McAlpine

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Sally Bercow, Video, Twitter, UK News, Andrew Reid, Bbc Newsnight, Ofcom, Libel, UK Media, John Bercow, Lord McAlpine, UK News

Lord McAlpine is set to take legal action against Sally Bercow, Twitter users who named him and ITV's This Morning for libel, according to his lawyer....

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Don't Blame Libel Laws for Twitter's Mistakes

Bobby Friedman | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Conservative Party, Libel, Twitter, UK Libel Laws, Paedophiles, Internet, UK Justice, Online, UK Press, UK Media, UK News
Bobby Friedman

It's all too easy to pretend you're on the side of the righteous when you're naming names, but if you have no idea whether you're in fact spreading a grave libel rather than exposing the truth, you are doing nobody a public service.

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Baby P's Father Has Libel Payout Cut

PA | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Libel, UK Media, Tracey Connelly, Peter Connelly, UK News, Jason Owens, Baby P, UK News

The natural father of Baby P, who was falsely accused of having been convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl, has had a libel award of £75,000 cut to ...

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Frankie Boyle Wins £50,000 After Daily Mirror Libel

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Comedy Gossip, UK News, Libel, Racism, Libel Trial, News, Daily Mirror, Frankie Boyle, High Court, Payout, UK News

Comedian Frankie Boyle has won more than £50,000 damages after a jury ruled he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror. Boyle, 40, from Glasgow, cla...

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The Road to Hell - My Defence of Sexist, Racist and (Yes Certainly) Rape Jokes

John Fleming | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Misogyny, Law, Jokes, Scientology, Rape, Janey Godley, Police, Rowan Atkinson, Public Order, Sexism, Richard Herring, Libel, Racism, Huffington Post, Censorship, Frankie Boyle, Comedy, UK Comedy News
John Fleming

Banning any jokes about anything is a bad idea. Trying to get comedy club owners to ban comedians who (they believe) tell or have told or may tell 'rape jokes' is not just a bad idea, it is actively dangerous. Where does the censorship end?

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'There Is Racism At The Heart Of British Policy' Says Boyle

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Frankie Boyle Daily Mirror, UK Courts, Comedy Gossip, UK News, Libel, Frankie Boyle Libel, Frankie Boyle Racist, Daily Mirror, Frankie Boyle, UK News

Frankie Boyle has accused the Government of being responsible for bigoted views in Britain, saying "there is racism at the heart of British policy". ...

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Comedian Denies Racist Accusation In Libel Case

PA | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Courts, Frankie Boyle Daily Mirror, Comedy Gossip, UK News, Libel, Frankie Boyle Libel, Daily Mirror, Frankie Boyle, Frankie Boyle Racist, UK News

Comedian Frankie Boyle has defended his right to use words such as "n*****" when "ridiculing" racism after suing a tabloid newspaper for libel damages...

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School Wins Damages Over Islam Fanatic Claims

PA | Posted 31.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Sunday Express, UK Media, Libel, Ofsted, UK News, UK Schools, Islamic Radicalism, UK Universities & Education News

A west London school and its director have accepted libel damages over a newspaper claim that it had been infiltrated by Islamic fanatics. The King...

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University Tutor Wins £60k After Suing Newspaper For Student Riots Libel

PA | Posted 22.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Student Riots, Student Protests, UK Crime, UK News, Millbank, UK Teachers, UK Universities, Evening Standard, Libel, UK Media, University Tutors, UK Universities & Education News

University tutor Luke Cooper has won £60,000 High Court libel damages over newspaper stories linking him to violence which flared during an anti-educ...

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Student 'Rioter' Sues Newspaper For Libel

PA | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Student Riots, Student Protests, UK Crime, UK News, Millbank, Evening Standard, UK Students, Libel, UK Media, UK Universities & Education News

A student has brought a rare High Court libel jury action over claims about his role in the anti education cuts demonstration which turned into a riot...

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Defamation Bill Aims To Reform Current Libel Laws

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Defamation-Bill, Queen's Speech, Libel, UK Law, Kenneth Clarke, Defamation, UK Libel Laws, UK Politics News

Major reforms of the libel laws which will see would-be claimants having to show they have suffered serious harm to their reputations, or are likely t...

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Boost to Freedom of Expression in the UK - London Set to Lose Its Label as Global Capital for Libel Tourism?

Kirsty Hughes | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Defamation, UK Libel Laws, Freedom of Expression, Libel Tourism, Queen's Speech, Defamation Bill, Media Law, Libel Laws, Libel, UK Diary, UK Media, UK Politics News
Kirsty Hughes

Our libel laws affect what we can write, what we read, what we discuss - online and offline. The Queen's Speech on 9 May may, just, strike a blow for freedom of expression that will benefit authors, researchers, journalists, bloggers and others, not only in the UK but around the world.

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'The Gravest Libel': Baby P Dad Wins £75,000

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Steven Barker, Child Abuse, Mgn Ltd, Libel, Tracey Connelly, Baby P, Jason-Owens, The People, UK News

The natural father of Baby P has been awarded £75,000 against the publishers of The People after being wrongly described as a sex offender convicted ...

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'The Gravest Libel': Baby P Dad To Learn Damages Result

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Steven Barker, Child Abuse, Mgn Ltd, Libel, Tracey Connelly, Baby P, Jason-Owens, The People, UK News

The natural father of Baby P will learn the result today of his claim against the publishers of a Sunday newspaper for £130,000 damages for printing ...

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Baby P Father Sues Over 'Gravest Libel Imaginable'

PA | Posted 27.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Steven Barker, Child Abuse, Mgn Ltd, Libel, Tracey Connelly, Baby P, Jason-Owens, The People, UK News

The natural father of Baby P is suing the publishers of a Sunday newspaper for £130,000 damages for printing "one of the gravest libels imaginable". ...

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Banker Loses Libel Action Against Daily Mail

PA | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Nathaniel Rothschild, Hugh Tomlinson QC, Associated Newspapers, Daily Mail, Libel, UK News, Peter Mandelson, Defamation, UK News

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild lost his libel action today over being portrayed as a "puppet-master" who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian olig...

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Morrissey Sues NME Over Racism Claim

PA | Posted 17.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Libel, The Smiths, Nme, Morrissey, UK News

Singer Morrissey's libel case over an article about his attitude to immigration should be thrown out as it was "not a genuine bid for vindication", a ...

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