Practice areas
Courts
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Slateford acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 1850 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a defamation claim, natural and ordinary meaning is assessed objectively by asking what the hypothetical ordinary reasonable reader would understand from…
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8 |
| 7 Dec 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 3960 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Applications concerning an honest-opinion defence in a defamation claim should be determined against the meaning actually found by the court. The supporting…
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3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1192 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In determining meaning as a preliminary issue in a libel claim, the court must identify the single natural and ordinary meaning which the hypothetical…
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| 4 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 474 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A reporting restriction order under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 is an exceptional derogation from open justice. It may be made only where…
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| 26 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 3117 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A restricting reporting order under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 is an exceptional derogation from open justice. The court must ask whether…
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| 10 Jan 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 13 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Permission to serve proceedings outside the jurisdiction requires a good arguable case within a gateway, a real prospect of success, and England and Wales…
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| 7 Dec 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 3960 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Applications concerning an honest-opinion defence in a defamation claim should be determined against the meaning actually found by the court. The supporting…
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3 |
| 28 Jun 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 1850 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a defamation claim, natural and ordinary meaning is assessed objectively by asking what the hypothetical ordinary reasonable reader would understand from…
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8 |
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