China’s top flash memory chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) has filed a lawsuit against a Danish consulting firm and its senior executive – the publisher of China Tech Threat – for libel as Western narratives about potential national security threats from Chinese tech companies proliferate. Wuhan-Based YMTC sued Copenhagen-based Strand Consult and its […]
Joey Barton will pay a further £35,000 in damages to settle a High Court libel claim with Jeremy Vine on top of a £75,000 payment, the broadcaster’s solicitors have said. Mr Barton published a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday stating he had agreed to pay Mr Vine £75,000 and his legal costs for […]
Joey Barton has apologised to Jeremy Vine and agreed to pay the broadcaster £75,000 in damages to settle a High Court libel claim. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Barton said the allegations he made against Mr Vine, including calling him a “bike nonce”, were “untrue”. Mr Vine had sued Mr Barton for […]
Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay a total of £180,000 (€210,000) in damages to two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media after losing a London High Court libel battle. The actor-turned-politician was successfully sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on Twitter, now known […]
MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay former UK health secretary Matt Hancock more than £40,000 (€46,000) in legal fees after an early stage of their libel battle. Mr Bridgen wants to “clear his name” after allegedly being accused of antisemitism in a “malicious” social media post by Mr Hancock, the High Court in […]
Steve Coogan is being sued for libel by a university official over his “devious” and “weasel-like” portrayal in a film about the discovery of Richard III’s remains, the UK High Court has heard. Mr Coogan was a writer and producer of the The Lost King, which follows Phillipa Langley and her search to find the […]
Laurence Fox has said he hopes to appeal after losing a High Court libel battle in the UK with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media. The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on Twitter, now known as X, in October 2020. […]
Laurence Fox has lost a High Court libel battle with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media. The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on Twitter, now known as X, in October 2020. Mr Fox called Mr Blake and the former RuPaul’s […]
Laurence Fox is set to discover the outcome of his UK High Court libel battle with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media in a ruling on Monday. The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on Twitter, now known as X, in […]
Britain’s Prince Harry attended an awards ceremony in Los Angeles, hours after withdrawing his UK High Court libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. Harry attended a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, where he was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” for his work as a British […]
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry on Friday dropped his libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid following a ruling in which a judge cast doubt on his case. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex told the High Court in London that he was withdrawing the suit against Associated Newspapers Ltd. No reason […]
Britain’s Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. Harry (39) sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a February 2022 article about his legal challenge against the Home Office following a decision to change his publicly funded security arrangements when visiting the UK. The duke’s lawyers claimed the […]