Defamation – meaning, serious harm, defences and remedies

The courts continue to see a number of cases relating to defamation, particularly in the online sphere. This webinar summarises all the recent developments and illustrates a number of the key issues that practitioners need to be aware of when advising clients.

Topics will include:

Identification of meaning

• How do the courts apply the principles in Koutsogiannis v Random House [2019] EWHC 48 (QB)?
• Banks v Cadwalladr [2023] EWCA Civ 219

Serious harm

• What are the rules and how do the courts apply them in practice?
• Banks v Cadwalladr [2023] EWCA Civ 219

Defences

• Public interest
• Banks v Cadwalladr [2023] EWCA Civ 219
• Truth
• Riley v Murray [2022] EWCA Civ 1146

Remedies

• Injunctions
• Calculation of general damages
• Riley v Sivier [2023] EWCA Civ 71