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  • Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB)

    High Court examines public interest defence in Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB) Introduction In the recent High Court case of Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB), Mrs Justice Steyn DBE conducted an examination of the publication on a matter of public interest defence under […]

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  • Johnson v Helm [2025] EWHC 1546 (KB)

    High Court Clarifies Fact v Opinion in Johnson v Helm [2025] Background Facts of the Dispute In Johnson v Helm [2025] EWHC 1546 (KB), a domestic building dispute gave rise to a defamatory online review. The defendant, Mr Stephen Helm, had hired the claimant, Mr Benjamin Johnson, to install a kitchen. After the work, Mr […]

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  • Hegab v The Spectator [2025] EWHC 2043 (KB)

    High Court Dismisses Mohammed Hegab’s Libel and Data Protection Claims Against The Spectator and Douglas Murray. Factual Background Mohammed Hegab, known online as “Mohammed Hijab”, is a British Muslim YouTuber and activist with a large following. In September 2022, the weekly magazine The Spectator published an article by Douglas Murray titled “Leicester and the downside […]

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