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Laurence Fox considering appeal after losing High Court libel battle

Laurence Fox has said he hopes to appeal after losing a High Court libel battle with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media. The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over ...

29 Jan 2024 at 18:56

Laurence Fox loses High Court libel battle over social media row

Laurence Fox has lost a High Court libel battle with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media. The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on Twitter, now known as ...

29 Jan 2024 at 15:43

Laurence Fox’s life ‘destroyed’ by racism allegations, actor tells High Court

Laurence Fox’s life was “destroyed” by “hurtful” racism allegations and was left unable to get a mortgage, the actor has told the High Court. The Reclaim Party founder entered a witness box on the fourth day of a libel trial in London over an ...

27 Nov 2023 at 16:35

Laurence Fox tried to ‘whip up mob of bigots’, Drag Race star tells High Court

Laurence Fox tried to “whip up a mob of bigots” with tweets calling two gay men “paedophiles”, a Drag Race UK star has told the High Court. The actor and politician is being sued by drag artist Crystal and former Stonewall trustee Simon ...

23 Nov 2023 at 16:58

Laurence Fox libel trial to begin with people he referred to as paedophiles

Laurence Fox’s libel battle with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media is to reach trial. The actor-turned-politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on ...

22 Nov 2023 at 07:29

Sir James Dyson ‘forced’ to defend reputation with libel claim, High Court told

Sir James Dyson has been “forced” to defend his “severely damaged” reputation after an article in the Daily Mirror suggested he was a hypocrite, the inventor has told the High Court. Sir James, 76, returned to a witness box in ...

22 Nov 2023 at 13:02

Noel Clarke ‘satisfied’ after ruling in libel battle with the Guardian publisher

Actor Noel Clarke has said he is “satisfied” after a ruling in an early round of his High Court libel battle against the publisher of the Guardian newspaper. The 47-year-old is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) for libel ...

01 Nov 2023 at 11:27

Laurence Fox to make appeal bid against libel judgments after ‘paedophile’ row

Laurence Fox is making a bid to challenge High Court rulings after he was ordered to pay a total of £180,000 in damages to two people he libelled when he referred to them as paedophiles on social media. The ...

12 Jul 2024 at 15:44

Duke of Sussex settles High Court claim with The Sun publisher at start of trial

The Duke of Sussex has settled his legal action against the publisher of The Sun over allegations of unlawful information-gathering shortly before the start of a weeks-long trial. Harry, 40, alleged he was ...

22 Jan 2025 at 11:04

Duke of Sussex given ‘unequivocal’ apology by The Sun publisher as claim settled

The Duke of Sussex has settled his legal action against News Group Newspapers as it offered a “full and unequivocal apology” for “serious intrusion” by The Sun and for phone hacking by private ...

22 Jan 2025 at 14:12

Duke of Sussex given apology over ‘unlawful activities’ from The Sun publisher

The Duke of Sussex has received an “unequivocal apology” from News Group Newspapers after “serious intrusion” by The Sun, including unlawful activities by private investigators working for ...

22 Jan 2025 at 17:39

Judges involved in Sara Sharif care cases can be named, Court of Appeal rules

Three judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to the care of Sara Sharif can be named next week, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In December, Mr Justice Williams said that the ...

24 Jan 2025 at 12:00

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