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Financier granted permanent anonymity in defamation proceedings

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Harry Kinmonth

Proceedings have finally drawn to a close in the case of ZAM v CFW & TFW, which involved a financier who claimed to have been libelled by his sister-in-law (the first defendant) and her husband (the second defendant). The claim centred on the second defendant who had threatened to tell and then... read more

Defence to Harassment actions reformulated

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Oliver Murphy

The Supreme Court has handed down a judgment in Hayes v Willoughby1 that redefines the scope of the most commonly used defence to claims of harassment. The Claimant was the owner of several companies, one of which the Defendant had previously worked for. On termination of his employment the Defenda... read more

Harassment by letter-writing

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Keith Mathieson

Are letters capable of amounting to a course of conduct amounting to harassment? In certain circumstances, yes, according to the Court of Appeal in Iqbal v Dean Manson [2011] EWCA Civ 123. The case concerned a claim for harassment by a solicitor against the defendant, a firm of solicitors by whom ... read more

Harassment by newspaper articles

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Keith Mathieson

In King v Sunday Newspapers (Northern Ireland High Court, WEA7948) the claimant alleged that a series of articles in the Northern Irish newspaper Sunday World constituted harassment under the Prevention of Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (the equivalent of the Protection From Harassment Act... read more

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