Table of Libel Cases – 2008-2010 *

Date of
Date of Months Months
Claim Type of Trial or
Date of Trial/Hearing Date of Case between between
Case Number Parties Form Judge Result other
publication (Length of Judgment Citation Publication Issue and
Issue determination
Trial/Hearing) and Issue Judgment
Date
Steven [2008]
18/05/2005 29
Trumm v 21 January - 22 29 January EWHC
TLJ/06/0993
Keith
and again in Novemb
January 2008 2008 116
Tugendhat J £7,500 Trial 6 26
June 2005 er 2005
Norman (QB)
Ivereigh v Eady J and
Associate 06 Jury. Jury
1 February
HQ06X03350 d Jun-06 Novemb
2008
unable to Trial 5 15
Newspape er 2006 decide.
rs Limited Retrial in 2009
April 2006; 11
[2008]
November 30
Gregg v EWHC Summary
7MA90367
O'Gara
2006; and 21 March 10 March 2008 10 March 2008
658
King J £50,000
Judgment
11 11
November 2007
(QB)
2006.
Sharma v
Singh and
Associate 03 August £85,000 to
IHJ/07/1047
d 2006
21-30 April 2008
Claimant.
Trial * *
Newspape
rs
Atlantis
World
Group of
Companie
08 [2008]
s NV & Sir Charles Defendants
HQ06X03394
another v
06 July 2006 Novemb 16 May 2008 16 May 2008 EWHC
Gray succeeded
Trial 4 18
er 2006 1323
Gruppo
Editoriale
L'Espress
o SPA

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Store
Production [2008]
21 £5,000 to C1;
s Limited 30 June – 3 July EWHC Richard
HQ07X044333
& Matthew
19 June 2007 Decemb
2008
24 July 2008
1781 Parkes QC
£15,000 to Trial 6 7
er 2007 C2
Firsht v (QB)
Grant
Raphael

Galloway
19 Claimant
v Jewish Damages only
HQ08X00639
Communic
Februar 01 July 2008 1 July 2008 Eady J awarded
hearing
* 5
y 2008 £15,000
ations Ltd

Defendant
16
Keating v August 2006 - 12 August Richard did not
Large January 2007
August
2008 Parkes QC appear -
Trial on damages 12 12
2007
£45,000

[2008]
Richard
Brady v 26 June 20 October EWHC
HQ07X02208
Norman
01-Jul-06
2007
6-7 October 2008
2008 2481
Parkes QC £30,000 Trial 12 16
and Jury
(QB)

Judge ruled
after two
days in court
that the
Hussein v [2008]
claimant
Farooq 4 or 6 April 13-14 October 22 October EWHC
HQ06X01029
and 2006 2008 2008 2487
Eady J could not Trial * *
prove that
Others (QB)
the words
complained
of were
published

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15
Mitchell v October/Novemb Justification
Septem 1 November Tugendhat J
TLJ/08/0156 Hodder & Jan-06
ber
er 2008/ (10
2008 and Jury
defence Trial 8 26
Stoughton days) succeeded
2006
Ltd

Ivereigh v
Associate 06
1 January Eady J and Judgment for
HQ06X03350 d Jun-06 Novemb (10 days)
2009 Jury £30,000
Trial 5 26
Newspape er 2006
rs Ltd
[2009]
Claimant's
Noorani v EWHC Strike out
7LV90185
Calver
28 June 2007 16 March 2009 17 March 2009
561
Coulson J claim struck
application
* *
out
(QB)
Judgment for
3-6 February [2009]
Ahmed v false arrest - Trial for Slander
HQ06X02138
Shafique
Mar-06 2009 and 12 25 March 2009 EWHC Sharp J
slander claim and False Arrest
* *
February 2009 618
unsuccessful
George v
News
Sharp J and Judgment for
Group (10 days) 2 April 2009
Jury £75,000
Trial * *
Newspape
rs Ltd

Quinton v 23 [2009] Judge ruled

HQ07X03635 Peirce & 01 May 2007 October 1-6 April 2009 30 April 2009 EWHC Eady J in favour of Trial 5 18
Cooper 2007 912 defendants

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Slough 30 November 15-19, 22-24 EWHC Tugendhat J for £12,000.
TLJ/07/1122
Borough 2005 June 2009
6 July 2009
1550 and Jury CA hearing
Trial * *
Council (QB) May 2010

April/May 29 [2009]
Coad v Richard Judgment for Assessment of
HQ08X00803
Cruze
2007; 24 April Februar 01 July 2009 1 July 2009 EWHC
Parkes QC £15,000 Damages
9 17
2008 y 2008 3782

17/10/2006; 3
March 2007; 02 [2009]
Levi v 2-5, 8-11, 18 Sir Charles Judgment for
HQ07X03342
Bates
10 March October
June 2009
2 July 2009 EWHC
Gray £50,000
Trial 12 21
2007; August 2007 1495
2007
Emlick v
Gulf
News, Al 25 April 2008 16 July HHJ Moloney Judgment for
HQ08X02760
Nisr and online 2008
Jul-09 1 July 2009
QC Claimant
Trial 3 12
Publishing
LLC
Hardback in
November 30
Desmond Eady J and Defence
HQ07X02981
v Bower
2006 and August Jul-09 23 July 2009
Jury succeeded.
Trial 9 23
softback in 2007
August 2007

Warren v
Maduagqu 14
HHJ Moloney Judgment for
HQ08X03188 (known as 17 July 2008 August 27 July 2009 27 July 2009
QC £35,000
Trial 1 11
"Herbie 2008
Hide")

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judgment or
strike out
08 April
application
HQ08X01338 2008 Summary judgment
24 July 2009 31 July 2009 Maurice Kay, (both applied
(High Court) and [2010] or strike out at High
Khader v (High Court); (High Court); Carnwath and for by
/A2/2009/1831/2
Aziz
12 April 2007 then on
19/05/2010 23.6.10 (Court
EWCA
Moore-Bick Defendants)
Court; appeal of 12 15
(Court of 11 Civ 716 High Court
(Court of Appeal) of Appeal) LJJ in High Court
Appeal) March judgment at CoA
action
2009
succeeded;
appeal
dismissed

Bloom v [2009]
7 October Judgment for
Robinson-
2009
All ER Sharp J
£30,000
* *
Millar 75

Qualified
privilege
defence
succeeded.
Gary
[2009] C succeeded
Flood v
31 May 15-17 July 2009; 16 October EWHC on post of
TLJ/09/0275 Times 02 June 2006
2007 20 July 2009 2009 2375
Tugendhat J
September
Trial 11 29
Newspape
(QB) 2007 website
rs
publication.
CA hearing
on 25 and 26
May 2010
Ali v
[2010] Defendant
Associate 18 January 08
27 January EWHC succeeded in Libel Strike Out and
HQ09D04510 d 2009 and 19 October 15 January 2010
2010 100
Eady J
summary summary judgment.
9 3
Newspape January 2009 2009
(QB) judgment.
rs

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8-9,11-12,15- Judgment for
yv 03 May EWHC
HQ07X01481
Russian
01 April 2007
2007
16,18-19 10 March 2010
476
Eady J Claimant of Libel Trial 1 34
February 2010 £150,000
Television (QB).

[2010]
10 Defendants
Hughes v 14 December EWHC
HQ08X04447
Risbridger 2007
Novemb 1-3 March 2010 11 March 2010
491
Eady J succeeded Trial 11 16
er 2008 on strike out.
(QB)

23 June
[2010] Defendants Strike Out or
Budu v 2004;24 June 14 May 11-12 February
HQ09X02033
BBC 2004 and 2 2009 2010
23 March 2010 EWHC Eady J succeeded summary judgment 59 10
616 on strike out. application
July 2004

Dee v
[2010] Defendant's Summary judgment
Telegraph 21 April 25-26 February
HQ09X01648
Media
23 April 2008
2009 2010
28 April 2010 EWHC Sharp J application application by 12 12
924 successful Defendant
Group

Summary judgment
[2010] Strike out
09/01/2009; 31 or strike out
IHJ/10/0129 or Hays plc v EWHC action by
IHJ/20/0186 Hartley
11 January March 5-6 May 1010 17 May 2010
1068
Tugendhat J
Defendant
application by 3 14
2009 2009 Claimant and strike
(QB) succeeded
out by Defendant.

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IHJ/10/0230 and
judgment, and
IHJ/09/0886
Thornton v alternatively a
(first case [2010] Summary
Telegraph 1 November ruling on meaning
number in 2009
Media 2008
26 May 2010 16 June 2010 EWHC Tugendhat J judgment for
in relation to one of
* *
re application 1414 Defendant.
Group the words
decided by Sir
complained of, by
Charles Gray)
Defendant
*From
High
Defendant's Court
[2010]
TLJ/09/0275 appeal judgment
Flood v EWCA Master of the
(High Court) / dismissed Appeal and cross-
Times 31 May Civ Rolls, Moore- to Appeal
A2/2009/2415
Newspape
02 June 2006
2007
25-26 May 2010 13 July 2010
804[201 Bick and
and appeal of High *
(Court of Claimant's Court action trial - 6
rs 0] EMLR Moses LJJ months;
Appeal) cross-appeal
26 to
succeeded.
judgment
8 months
07/04/2007; 8 [2010] Defendant's
10
Kaschke v April 2007; 9 9 and 12 July EWHC strike out Strike out
HQ08X00922
Gray April 2007;
March
2010
23 July 2010
1907
Stadlen J
application application
11 28
2008
May 2007 (QB) successful
Total Average in
Months for 2008- 9.9 17.5
2010 (inclusive)

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