That Danny!

Chris Read, a 42-year-old from Kent, is facing legal action for libel after leaving negative feedback for an item he bought on auction site eBay. On October 3, Read used the feedback facility on eBay and wrote: “Item was scratched, chipped and not the model advertised on Mr Jones’s eBay account.” Mr Read subsequently received [...]

[Read more →]

The ground is moving under Community libel legislation, one ruling at a time. The latest is a judgement from Justice Eady that Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel. Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions are characterised by “give and take” and should be considered in that context.
In English law, [...]

[Read more →]

IwantGreatCare.org was launched in the UK as a service allowing patients to rate their doctors online. Patients can rate doctors out of 100 on “trust”, “listening” and recommended categories, and then leave comments about the doctors that they have rated.
Every time I consult to website owners about user generated content, one of the first [...]

[Read more →]

Robert Murat, the first named suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has settled his libel action against a number of British newspapers over claims he was involved in her disappearance. And the sum of the settlement? It is estimated at somewhere in the region of £500,000.
To you and me this might be a [...]

[Read more →]

Martha Stewart, America’s best known TV lifestyle guru was refused an entry visa to the UK.
Martha Stewart, 66, a self-made TV personality, who made millions selling her brand of “homemaking” to US audiences, was found guilty of conspiracy, making false statements and obstruction of agency proceedings - all relating to her sale of stock in [...]

[Read more →]

The effects of globalisation on law and the accountability of the Media in other jurisdictions is growing (or in plain English - you can be sued everywhere, because you are accountable wherever your content is available online).
Out Law, the online legal site, reported the following case where French law was used to sue british newspapers: [...]

[Read more →]