“Men Behaving Badly actor Neil Morrissey has received an apology and ‘substantial’ damages from the Daily Mail over an article that falsely claimed he was banned from a French bar for “rowdy, drunken” behaviour.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An operator carrying out activities authorised by legislation is immune from common law nuisance liability unless the claimant can prove negligence. Any damages for such a nuisance will constitute ‘sufficient just satisfaction’ for the purpose of the Human Rights Act; even if breach of a Convention right is proved, no further remedy will be available.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Nottinghamshire Police Authority will not pay out for damage incurred during summer riots because of a definition in a piece of Victorian legislation.”
BBC News, 20th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Dr Eva Michalak has won £4.5 million in compensation after her bosses mounted a campaign against her when she fell pregnant.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Model Katie Price has agreed to pay undisclosed libel damages to her ex-husband, the singer Peter Andre, over claims that he was unfaithful to her.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jackson reforms will cost the taxpayer more than £70m a year in employers’ liability cases, according a report prepared by economists.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Cheryl Cole’s brother has received an apology and damages from the Daily Star and Heat magazine after they falsely claimed he was a convicted criminal.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Sun has apologised and paid a substantial sum in damages to a man it falsely claimed had been deported from Thailand over child sex offences.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The publisher of the News of the World has been told by a French court that it must pay Max Mosley almost £20,000 after being found guilty of breaching the ex-Formula One chief’s privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The legal battle that exposed Adam Werritty’s role at the heart of government has been settled by a high court judge.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An illegal immigrant has been awarded £17,360 at the High Court for being wrongly imprisoned.”
BBC News, 4th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to pay ‘substantial’ damages to Carole Caplin, the former lifestyle guru to Cherie Blair, over an article that falsely suggested she would disclose the Blairs’ “sex secrets” for £1m.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Nottingham student who was given £54,000 damages after he injured his knee during training at a rugby club has been ordered to pay the money back.”
BBC News, 20th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“When obtaining an injunction the Financial Services Authority should not normally be required to give an undertaking in damages to third parties, beyond an undertaking to cover the costs incurred in complying with the injunction.”
WLR Daily, 18th october 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“This paper is presented as part of a lecture providing an overview of Discounts Rates. The first part of the lecture will provide the background to where we are with the use of discount rates in assessing damages in personal injury cases. The second part of the talk will be delivered by Ian Gunn and Richard Cropper, of Personal Financial Planning Ltd, and is going to examine the indexation and investment options that the Lord Chancellor may wish to consider in resetting the discount rate currently under review. In the third part we will address the considerations that need to be taken account of when advising clients.”
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Byrom Chambers, 6th October 2011
Source: www.byromstreet.com
“Lord Hanningfield has threatened legal action over his ‘unlawful arrest’ over money claimed when he was leader of Essex County Council.”
BBC News, 18th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Russia’s richest woman has won a bitter two-year libel battle against the Sunday Times after it wrongly claimed that she had secretly bought a £50m mansion in north London.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Patents County Court (PCC) will be able to order damages payments of up to £500,000 for infringement of copyright and trade mark rights under a new law that came into effect on Saturday.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A banned Islamic preacher who entered Britain illegally following a Home Office blunder is entitled to seek damages after being detained unlawfully, a judge has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A father whose daughter died in a road accident in Powys with three other teenagers has won his civil court action against the driver.”
BBC News, 7th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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