P&G Profits Do Not Fund Satan A jury in Utah has decided that profits from soap powder and other P&G products do not finance devil worship, distributors of rival Amway products ordered to pay £20m for leaving voicemails promoting rumours 21.03.07 Times
Sacked WPP Boss Sued for Libel WPP exec chair Martin Sorrell is suing the two men he sacked from running his Italian operation, Marco Benatti and Marco Tinelli, claims 'vicious' email and 'grossly intruding' image of himself and Benatti's successor Daniela Weber, 'mad dwarf and the nympho schizo' 15.03.07 Telegraph, Benatti & WPP
Rooney Prostitute Denied Libel Claim Grandmother reported to have had Wayne Rooney as a client for sexual services, Patricia Tierney, has had libel claim against Sun dismissed, signed police statement admitting prostitution 31.01.07 Daily Mail, Media Law
Redknapp Issued Writ to BBC Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp issued libel writ to BBC prior to Panorama programme alleging corruption in football, claims rumours about him emanated from BBC, claims programme showed he did nothing wrong 22.09.06 Guardian, Bribes in Football, Sports Law
Paul McKenna Suing Mirror Celebrity TV magician is suing Daily Mirror over claims by columnist John Lewis-Smith that his PhD is bogus, Lasalle University is not the one known from Philadelphia and was prosecuted for false accreditation, but still not a 'diploma mill' 11.07.06 Times, Media Law, Paul McKenna
Inspectors Defamed School National Association of Head Teachers is considering defamation case against Ofsted inspectors, school put on failing list proceeded to record exceptional test results 04.07.06 Guardian, Education Law
Ramsay's Media Nightmares Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, represented by Keith Schilling, awarded £75k for libel, Evening Standard article claimed Bonaparte episode of Kitchen Nightmares had been faked 21.06.06 Guardian, Media Law
Mills McCartney Estranged wife of Paul McCartney says she will sue News of the World over allegations of prostitution, but only 'after her divorce' Guardian Petrina Montrose says she attended paid-for orgies with Heather, who 'bubbled over with enthusiasm' 14.06.06 Daily Mail, Animal Rights, Divorce, Media Law, Mills McCartney
Jameel Confirms Public Interest Lords has unanimously ruled in favour of the Wall Street Journal Europe, effectively upholding the public interest defence in libel actions, represents an affirmation of the Lords' decision in Reynolds v. Times Newspapers, which was hailed as a victory for free speech 17.10.06 Simkins Partnership, Jameel v Wall Street Journal, Media Law
Chatroom Libel Michael Keith-Smith, a former Conservative party member, awarded £10k in libel action for insults posted in chatroom, in debate on Iraq war Tracy Williams, who used a pseudonym, labelled Keith-Smith a sexual offender, racist, Nazi 10.05.06 Eversheds, Cyber Libel, Internet Regulation, Media Law
Defamation Online A Saudi man trying to sue an American company for defamation on a website in England has case thrown out - only five people had accessed the site from England 18.02.05 Eversheds, Cyber Libel, Internet Regulation
McLibel ECHR handed down judgment today in the epic legal battle between Helen Steel and David Morris and the multi billion dollar McDonald's empire. The application by Steel and Morris was billed as a major attack on the UK law of libel 15.02.05 Michael Simkins, Food Standards, McLibel Case
Reynolds Defence When the Reynolds privilege defence was created by the House of Lords , many thought that it would substantially widen the rights of the media for reporting matters of public interest, but virtually every Reynolds defence has failed 11.02.05 Michael Simkins, George Galloway, Media Law, Celebrities in Law
WSJ Reynolds Defence Fails Appeal When the Reynolds privilege defence was created by the House of Lords many thought it would substantially widen the scope of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights for reporting matters of public interest, since then virtually every Reynolds defence has failed 11.02.05 Simkins, Jameel v Wall Street Journal, Media Law
Defamation & Privacy High Court rejected an application to restrain broadcast of a Despatches programme, based on the investigations of a journalist who had posed as a factory worker at Tillery Valley Foods 20.05.04 Michael Simkins, Media Law, Privacy
LEGAL DIRECTOR Sought for challenging in-house position with Myspace, the online space which has revolutionized the way people interact, as sole attorney in their London office More >>
HEALTHCARE LAWYER With at least 5 years PQE sought by Capsticks, a leading healthcare practice, to drive forward the development of their Birmigham based office More >>
PI PARALEGAL Required by Plexus Law, a specialist PI firm, to provide in-house support to the Motor Claims Department in their Folkstone offices More >>
NETWORK ENGINEER Sought by Personnel 2000 for their client, an international banking insurance provider, based in the Cayman Islands More >>
LEGAL SECRETARY Required by Law Choice for their client, a prestigious US law firm, to work for 2 partners in their Dubai offices More >>
Hedge Dispute in High Ct Mr Justice Eady has dismissed defamation case brought as result of statement to police relating to pruning of a hedge, Barbara Buckley left with her own costs and those of James and Melanie Dalziel, who live next door to her in Bury Road, Rochdale, £80k 04.05.07 Guardian, Neighbour Disputes
Rooney Sued for Libel Everton manager David Moyes has issued a writ against Wayne Rooney, co-writer Hunter Davies, and publishers HarperCollins over the book Wayne Rooney â My Life So Far, claims damage and distress over claim he leaked stories about Rooney with prostitutes 24.04.07 Press Gazette, Celebrities in Law, Media Law, Sports Law
BBC Pays for Lavender List BBC has paid £75k to Lady Falkender, Harold Wilson's political secretary, Lavender List, play by Francis Wheen portrayed her having affair with Wilson and writing his infamous final honours 05.04.07 Guardian, Broadcasting, Media Law
Sorrell Settles in Benatti Libel Case WPP CEO Martin Sorrell has accepted £120k settlement in libel case against ex-heads of Italian business, Benatti and Tinelli, accused of 'fleeing the battlefield', faces legal costs of £2m 29.03.07 Guardian, Benatti & WPP, Media Law
Photo of WPP's Daniela Webber Justice Eady has allowed Times to publish photo of Daniela Webber, woman who came between WPP CEO Martin Sorrell and his Italy chief Marco Benatti, continued ban on reporting privacy claims 21.03.07 Times, Benatti & WPP, Media Law, Privacy
Sorrell and Weber Were Lovers Daniela Weber, along with CEO Martin Sorrell suing ex-heads of WPP Italy for intrusion of privacy, gives testimony by video and under reporting ban, Danilo Tani, WPP Italy's chief financial officer says Sorrell and Weber were having affair, but this did not alter attitude to staff 20.03.07 Guardian, Benatti & WPP, Privacy
Digital Evidence in Sorrell Case Sorrell's libel action against former Italian office chief Benatti thought to be first involving a blog, evidence requires forensic analysis of email accounts, anonymising software, laptop records 19.03.07 BBC, Benatti & WPP, Media Law
