Defamation

There should be no hiding place for internet trolls, insists Peter Thompson QC

In a two-part series, John Murphy explores the inter-relationship between the torts of defamation & malicious falsehood

James Wilson takes the Burchill v Berkoff libel battle at face value

Protecting privacy under PHA 1997 can be a tough task, note Chris Bryden & Michael Salter

In recent years, there have been repeated calls for reform of corporate defamation law by those who are concerned about its “chilling effect” on freedom of speech

Libel lawyers might well take a more nuanced view than some press commentators of the news that Mr Justice Eady is to be replaced as the judge responsible for the Queen’s Bench jury lists which hear the major defamation and privacy cases.

Kenneth Warner explores the tort of malicious falsehood

An extension of the defamation laws which would allow the dead or their representatives to sue for libel are reportedly being consided by the government.