Practice areas
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Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Carruthers Law acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 1235 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In determining the natural and ordinary meaning of allegedly defamatory words, the court must assess the publication as a whole through the eyes of the…
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26 |
| 19 Oct 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 2533 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In defamation claims, precise pleading and proof of the words published remain essential, especially in slander claims based on alleged conversations. A…
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7 |
| 8 Nov 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 3014 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In determining meaning, the court must consider the publication as a whole, including its headlines, context, readership and known circumstances. Separate…
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3 |
| 7 Jun 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 1439 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Defamatory meaning must be determined by reference to the publication as a whole, including its headline and body. A headline may be defamatory in isolation…
|
3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 74 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A reference publisher may rely on qualified privilege where the publication answers a specific employment-related duty and interest. Malice requires proof of…
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| 20 Dec 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 3338 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
On an application for summary judgment, the court may decide a short point of law or construction where the evidence is sufficient and the claim has no…
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| 29 Nov 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 3027 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In determining the natural and ordinary meaning of allegedly defamatory words, the court must assess the publication as a whole from the perspective of the…
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| 27 Jul 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1940 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Meaning in a libel claim is determined by the single natural and ordinary meaning conveyed to the hypothetical reasonable reader, reading the publication as a…
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1 |
| 1 Jul 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 1688 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a defamation claim involving limited publication, serious harm under section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 must be established as a consequence of the…
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1 |
| 6 May 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 1099 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
For the statutory defence of truth, the court must determine whether the defamatory imputation conveyed by the publication is substantially true. The court…
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1 |
| 19 Feb 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 358 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Meaning in a defamation claim is determined by the natural and ordinary meaning conveyed to the hypothetical ordinary and reasonable reader, assessed in its…
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| 29 Jan 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 143 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Natural and ordinary meaning in a defamation claim is determined by reading the words as a reasonable reader would, without elaborate analysis or reliance on…
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2 |
| 7 Jun 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 1439 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Defamatory meaning must be determined by reference to the publication as a whole, including its headline and body. A headline may be defamatory in isolation…
|
3 |
| 15 May 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 1235 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In determining the natural and ordinary meaning of allegedly defamatory words, the court must assess the publication as a whole through the eyes of the…
|
26 |
| 8 Nov 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 3014 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In determining meaning, the court must consider the publication as a whole, including its headlines, context, readership and known circumstances. Separate…
|
3 |
| 19 Oct 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 2533 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In defamation claims, precise pleading and proof of the words published remain essential, especially in slander claims based on alleged conversations. A…
|
7 |
Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Carruthers Law is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Carruthers Law. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.