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Consultant wins aggravated libel damages against Daily Mail
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This article titled "Consultant wins aggravated libel damages against Daily Mail" was written by Jason Deans, for The Guardian on Friday 21st December 2012 19.44 UTC
A management consultant has won £65,000 in aggravated libel damages over a Daily Mail claim that he won Scotland Yard contracts through cronyism – a story...
Reporting the UK riots: what are journalists’ rights?
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This article titled "Reporting the UK riots: what are journalists' rights?" was written by David Banks, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 9th August 2011 15.18 UTC
There have been many examples of bravery by journalists in reporting the riots in London and elsewhere over the past few nights.
It is undoubtedly one of the most...
Daily Mirror and the Sun fined for contempt of court
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This article titled "Joanna Yeates murder: Daily Mirror and the Sun fined for contempt of court" was written by Josh Halliday, for The Guardian on Friday 29th July 2011 19.00 UTC
The Sun and the Daily Mirror were found guilty of contempt of court for publishing a series of "extreme" articles about a suspect who had been...
Eight newspapers pay libel damages to Christopher Jefferies
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This article titled "Eight newspapers pay libel damages to Christopher Jefferies" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 29th July 2011 09.59 UTC
Eight national newspapers have made public apologies today to Christopher Jefferies for the libellous allegations made against him following the murder of Joanna Yeates,
The...
Phone hacking spells the end of the tabloid storm over superinjunctions
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This article titled "Phone hacking spells the end of the tabloid storm over superinjunctions" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 26th July 2011 11.13 UTC
The high court has extended a gagging order obtained by an actor to prevent the reporting of his "sexual relationship" with a former escort...