Joey Barton calling Jeremy Vine a ‘bike nonce’ was defamatory, judge rules
High court rules abuse could defame broadcaster who sued ex-footballer after he also called him a ‘pedo defender’
There’s an article I shouldn’t tell you about – is contempt law in a losing battle with reality?
Archie Bland
The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter
Bruce Lehrmann granted extension to consider appeal of defamation ruling in Network Ten case
Justice Michael Lee labels Ten lawyer’s comments outside court following judgment ‘discourteous’ and ‘misleading’
April 2024
Too often, women are denied justice for sexual assault. The Lehrmann judgment marks progress
Jennifer Robinson
Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial verdict – as it happened
January 2024
‘I’ll be drinking the bar dry’: Crystal on Laurence Fox libel victory and death threats
After their emphatic victory in court this week the drag artist, real name Colin Seymour, says the anxiety hasn’t gone away
Laurence Fox loses libel battle with Twitter users he called paedophiles
Reclaim party founder defamed two men on site now known as X after they called him a racist, judge rules
As a lawyer, I know bogus libel claims can bankrupt honest defendants. The English courts must change
Rupert Cowper-Coles
Belfast court dismisses ‘frivolous’ Sinn Féin libel case against journalist
Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers call for substantial damages despite ‘unsatisfactory’ evidence in defamation case
December 2023
YouTuber ordered to front federal court over videos of Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial
A minister’s office and two different stories: the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial comes to a close
Lehrmann proceedings day 21 – as it happened
Lehrmann proceedings day 20 – as it happened
Lawyer apologises for saying Michelle Mone was not linked to PPE firm
Lehrmann proceedings day 19 – as it happened
Brittany Higgins told senior colleague she remembered Bruce Lehrmann on top of her, defamation trial hears
Alan Jones may sue Nine newspapers over ‘demonstrably false’ allegations of indecent assault
November 2023
Brittany Higgins takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial as lawyer warns her evidence will be ‘graphic and distressing’
Bruce Lehrmann tells court he did not have sex with Brittany Higgins while she was ‘semi-conscious or passed out’
