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Cases later courts cite most
Cases Brett Wilson LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 19 Jul 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 2240 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The natural and ordinary meaning of a publication is its single objective meaning to the hypothetical reasonable recipient, assessed from the publication as a…
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15 |
| 3 Feb 2023 |
[2023] EWCA Civ 83 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On an application challenging service outside the jurisdiction, the court may decide a question of law but need not do so. It should avoid determining…
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12 |
| 18 Jan 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 396 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
After default judgment, remedies are ordinarily assessed on the claimant’s unchallenged pleaded case. Evidence and factual findings are unnecessary unless the…
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11 |
| 29 May 2020 |
[2020] EWCA Civ 672 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Under section 9 of the Defamation Act 2013, a claimant suing a defendant outside the specified domiciles must prove, on the balance of probabilities, that…
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6 |
| 21 Jul 2023 |
[2023] EWCA Civ 874 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When deciding whether to accept undertakings forming part of a settlement, the court must give proper weight to the agreement and to the public interest in the…
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5 |
| 22 Jul 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 1934 (IPEC) · High Court: Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
Joint authorship requires collaboration pursuant to a common design, together with authorial and non-distinct contributions. Mere editorial suggestions or…
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4 |
| 14 Feb 2013 |
[2013] EWCA Civ 68 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An internet platform provider which hosts independently controlled blogs is not a primary publisher merely because it supplies the platform and related tools.…
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4 |
Recent cases
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| 1 Jul 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 844 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Findings about a publication’s meaning and whether it states fact or opinion are factual evaluations. An appellate court must exercise disciplined restraint…
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| 18 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1611 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Summary judgment is appropriate where a party has no realistic prospect of success, as distinct from a fanciful prospect, and there is no other compelling…
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| 21 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 920 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A claim form amended without permission under CPR 17.1(1) before service may be validly served without first being filed with the court, where the amendments…
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| 20 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 3063 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In a defamation claim, serious harm under section 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013 requires proof of actual or probable reputational harm, not merely defamatory…
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| 18 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWCA Civ 1475 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In IPEC proceedings, applications are ordinarily determined on the papers. An oral hearing is required only where the court considers it necessary. Fairness…
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| 24 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1900 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A defamation claim requires a properly pleaded and evidentially supported case of serious harm to reputation. Formulaic assertions do not suffice, particularly…
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| 9 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1411 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
The Henderson abuse principle requires more than proof that a later claim could have been brought earlier. The decisive question is whether, applying a broad…
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| 6 May 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 993 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Where a claim form is amended before service under CPR 17.1 by endorsing the issued and sealed version, the claimant need not obtain a fresh seal before…
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| 26 Feb 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 412 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In determining meaning in a libel claim, the court must identify the single natural and ordinary meaning conveyed to the hypothetical reasonable reader. The…
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| 11 Feb 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 287 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In determining defamatory meaning, the court must assess the publication as a whole from the perspective of the hypothetical reasonable reader or viewer.…
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| 15 Jul 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 1806 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In determining meaning in a libel claim, the court must consider the publication as a whole. The Charleston principle applies equally where the claimant pleads…
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| 17 Jan 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 56 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
On an application for summary judgment concerning responsibility for allegedly defamatory publications, the court should assume pleaded facts in the claimant’s…
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