Defamation

Public interest - Heather Rogers KC, Doughty Street Chambers. How has the Banks v Cadwalladr case changed existing thinking on publication on a matter of public interest for claimants and defendants?

• Conference: Defamation, Privacy, Data 2023
• Date Uploaded: 15 Mar 2023
• Format: PDF
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Copyright - Romana Canneti, 4 Kings Bench Walk. How potent are intellectual property arguments, when pleaded alongside defamation, such as copyright disparagement and copyright privacy?

• Date Uploaded: 5 Apr 2022
• Format: PDF
• Size: 351.687 KB

ZXC v Bloomberg. The implications of UKSC decision in ZXC v Bloomberg, in particular for suspects of crime and the reporting of crime and arrests pre-charge.

• Date Uploaded: 4 Mar 2022
• Format: PDF
• Size: 270.013 KB

Lachaux. How has the Lachaux litigation changed existing thinking on publication on a matter of public interest, including the wider social media implications?

• Date Uploaded: 3 Mar 2022
• Format: PDF
• Size: 341.058 KB

Data control. Against the backdrop of Lloyd v Google, what damages are recoverable for loss of control of data and what is the likely impact on representative actions?

• Date Uploaded: 23 Feb 2022
• Format: PDF
• Size: 330.352 KB

Accuracy - William Bennett QC, 5RB. What does "accuracy" mean in the context of the Data Protection Act? How does it fit in with defamation concepts and when can one or both be used?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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Serious Harm - Heather Rogers QC, Doughty Street Chambers. What - right now - amounts to 'serious harm' after the spate of recent cases, including the impact of 'the rule in Dingle'?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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3rd party hosts - Adam Wolanski QC, 5RB. How do you get a third-party host to take down a website that contains defamatory publications and pursue claims against persons unknown who operate online?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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Anonymity. How can you expect the court to react to the anonymity of claimants in light of A v Burke and Hare UKEATS: the right to privacy against open justice?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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• Size: 408.487 KB

Article 8 - Sara Mansoori, Matrix Chambers. What are the unresolved privacy issues - legal and practical - over the reporting of crime and arrests pre-charge, following the decision in ZXC v Bloomberg?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2021
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• Size: 830.303 KB