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BBC Wins Key Pleading Ruling in Amersi Libel Claim
BBC Defamation Claim to Proceed Following High Court Judgment in Amersi v BBC [2025] EWHC 1323 (KB) The High Court has confirmed that the defamation claim brought by businessman and political donor Mohamed Amersi against the BBC will proceed to trial, following a significant interlocutory judgment in *Amersi v British Broadcasting Corporation* [2025] EWHC 1323 […]
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URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd UKSC 21
URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 Background to the Case On 14 June 2017, Grenfell Tower in London was engulfed in flames, tragically resulting in 72 fatalities. The disaster exposed widespread safety defects in high, rise residential buildings, most notably the use of unsafe cladding. In response, the Government urged developers […]
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Aluko v Barton [2025] EWHC 853 (KB)
High Court Clarifies Defamatory Meaning of Tweets in Aluko v Barton [2025] EWHC 853 (KB) In April 2025, the High Court (King’s Bench Division) handed down a judgment on preliminary issues in the libel case of Eniola Aluko v Joseph (“Joey”) Barton. The claimant, Eniola Aluko, is a prominent former England footballer and media pundit, […]