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A Taxing SLAPP: The First Judicial Test Of The UK's Anti-SLAPP Regime

The landmark defamation judgment in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates & Mr Daniel Neidle [2026] EWHC 551 (KB) represents the first occasion on which a court has applied the statutory regime...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

A SLAPP On The Wrist For Arka Wealth As High Court Rejects Defamation Claim

The High Court's decision in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates [2026] EWHC 551 (KB) has attracted considerable attention as the first judicial application...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

A Landmark Moment For Press Freedom In Ireland

Defamation law in Ireland seeks to strike the right balance between competing rights, when a person's constitutional right to protect their good name and good reputation from unfair attack (Article 40.3.2)...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Landmark Defamation Reform: Ireland Bridges The Gap With England And Wales

On 11 February 2026, Ireland reached a significant milestone in media law reform when the Defamation (Amendment) Bill completed its passage through both houses of the Oireachtas.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Mo Salah's Own Goal: When Venting On Social Media Outside Of The Workplace Leads To A Red Card

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Defamation And Social Media: First Impressions Count

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Noel Clarke vs The Guardian: Key Legal Lessons

United Kingdom Litigation

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Teacher Stern

Protecting Your Digital Reputation In The UK: Law, Strategy & Action

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

High Court Dismisses High-profile Libel Claim, Finding That Defences Of Truth And Public Interest Are Established

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Judgment Day In Noel Clarke's £70 Million Libel Claim

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025): The High Court Dismisses A Last-minute Request

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Derogatory, Defamatory - What's In A Name?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Spotlight On Reporting Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Dyson Fails To Keep Worker Abuse Case Out Of UK Courts

United Kingdom Commercial

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

The European Commission's Digital Package: What It Means For Cybersecurity Compliance

European Union Technology

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NAVEX

Episode 18: Massive Attack Helped Me Build A Multi-million Pound Business (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Employment Law Update: What's Changing From 6 April 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

The Business Behind Sport: What Makes Sports Sponsorship (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

English Court Determines The "Meaning" Of Personal Data

An English Court ruled for the first time on the meaning of personal data solely under UK GDPR, applying defamation law principles. The case highlights intersections between data protection and defamation laws, raising adequacy concerns.

United Kingdom Privacy

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A&O Shearman

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Is This For Real? The Legal Reality Behind Deepfakes

Did this really happen? Did they really say that? The emergence of deepfakes, which are videos, audio or images generated by artificial intelligence to mimic real people have quickly evolved from a novel technological...

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Received A Negative Online Review? Practical Tips On Removing False And Defamatory Online Reviews

Online reviews are essential to customer decisions, but handling negative feedback requires tact. Address legitimate concerns, engage reviewers/platforms for false claims, and prioritize positive engagement to protect reputation.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Spencer West

Wagatha Costie And The Detailed Assessment

It is a rare day when the question of legal costs becomes entangled with celebrity and bursts into the public consciousness. Stays at Nobu! Ransacking mini-bars! Triples all round!

United Kingdom Litigation

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Memery Crystal

Defences To Defamation: A Quick Guide To Protecting Free Speech And Reputation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

The Risky World Of Social Media: An Introduction

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Stephens Scown

Care Providers – Dealing With Defamation

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Ellis Jones

ECCTA SLAPP Provisions Article

United Kingdom Litigation

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Kuits Solicitors

Baby Reindeer And The Complex Legal Issues It Raises Around Defamation, Privacy, Data, Harassment And Media Regulation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Level

Fiona Harvey's defamation claims against Netflix and Richard Gadd: a legal analysis

United Kingdom Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

The Libel Bible: The Basics Of Defamation Law

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: No Need To Be Defenceless To Defamation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: An Overview Of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: A Deeper Look At Publication And Meaning

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: The Basics Of Defamation Law

Welcome to 'The Libel Bible' – a six-part article series on all things defamation. In this comprehensive series, we delve into the complexities of defamation and the law that surrounds it in the UK.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: No Need To Be Defenceless To Defamation

Welcome to 'The Libel Bible' – a six-part article series on all things defamation. In this comprehensive series, we delve into the complexities of defamation and the law that surrounds it in the UK...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: An Overview Of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)

Welcome to 'The Libel Bible' – a six-part article series on all things defamation. In this comprehensive series, we delve into the complexities of defamation and the law that surrounds it in the UK.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: A Deeper Look At Publication And Meaning

Welcome to 'The Libel Bible' – a six-part article series on all things defamation. In this comprehensive series, we delve into the complexities of defamation and the law that surrounds it in the UK.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Libel Bible: What's The (Serious) Harm?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

AI Hallucinations: Fact Vs Fiction

Generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT are being increasingly used by employees for work purposes, whether that is with or without employer knowledge.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Allegations Of Misconduct By Employees Must Be Meticulously Investigated With The Bounds Of Privacy

The emergence of the allegations that a BBC presenter paid a person under the age of 18 for explicit images, has thrown up an assortment of potentially risky legal issues that must be managed carefully.

United Kingdom Privacy

GP

Giambrone & Partners

Interest-ing Time Warp? High Court Considers Link Between Conduct And Conventional Interest Rate

In case, like many of us, you cannot keep up with the spate of changes to the special account rate, the below grid summarises the latest changes, the most recent of which seems to have gone...

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

He-sAId-she-sAId: The Emerging World Of AI Disputes

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in boardrooms, universities, governmental offices, and the media. Companies are racing to adopt AI technologies...

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Wagatha Christie Trademark: Footballers' Wives In Bad Faith?

United Kingdom IP

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Novagraaf Group

Court Of Appeal Allows Party To Gather Documentary Evidence From Abroad

United Kingdom Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Shedding Light On ChatGPT – The Legal Considerations

United Kingdom Privacy

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Quastels

OFSI Issues Second Legal Fees General Licence

United Kingdom International

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Astraea Group

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 18: General Update

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Importance Of Effective Supervision

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Weightmans

The Dekagram 6th March 2023

United Kingdom Litigation

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Deka Chambers

High Court Refuses Anti-Suit Injunction To Restrain US S.1782 Discovery Application In Relation To English Libel Proceedings

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Working In The Belfast Office

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Why It May Matter In Future Legal Claims Who A Multi-national Company Puts Up As A Spokesperson

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Court Orders Contempt Proceedings To Be Brought In Respect Of Possible Breaches Of Embargo On Draft Judgment

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Why You Need To Act Quickly In Claims Of Defamation Or Libel

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gorvins Solicitors

Wagatha Christie: Truth, The Public Interest, And Inferential Fact Finding (Vardy v Rooney)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Social Media Allows Online Defamantion To Spread Faster And Farther

United Kingdom Litigation

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Giambrone & Partners

High Court Considers When Recast Brussels Regulation Continues To Apply In Transitional Cases

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Wilberforce Chambers

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