Defamation

Data control. Against the backdrop of Lloyd v Google, what damages are recoverable for loss of control of data and what is the likely impact on representative actions?

• Date Uploaded: 23 Feb 2022
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Serious Harm - Heather Rogers QC, Doughty Street Chambers. What - right now - amounts to 'serious harm' after the spate of recent cases, including the impact of 'the rule in Dingle'?

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3rd party hosts - Adam Wolanski QC, 5RB. How do you get a third-party host to take down a website that contains defamatory publications and pursue claims against persons unknown who operate online?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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Anonymity. How can you expect the court to react to the anonymity of claimants in light of A v Burke and Hare UKEATS: the right to privacy against open justice?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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Accuracy - William Bennett QC, 5RB. What does "accuracy" mean in the context of the Data Protection Act? How does it fit in with defamation concepts and when can one or both be used?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2022
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Article 8 - Sara Mansoori, Matrix Chambers. What are the unresolved privacy issues - legal and practical - over the reporting of crime and arrests pre-charge, following the decision in ZXC v Bloomberg?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2021
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Damages - Jonathan Price, Doughty Street Chambers. Against a backdrop of recent and live cases, how do you quantify - with accuracy - damages in privacy, defamation and data cases post GDPR?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2021
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Serafin - Heather Rogers QC, Doughty Street Chambers. What is the practical impact of Serafin on the public interest defence – can publishers ignore the Reynolds "checklist" - and can they publish without getting the claimant's response?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2021
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Persons unknown - Dan Tench, CMS. Weighing up all the tactical scenarios, how do you take action against "persons unknown", before fake and doctored news is spread on social media?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2021
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Data Protection Act - Aidan Eardley of 5RB. What is the potency of the DPA for (1) enforcing the right to be forgotten and (2) correcting long-standing 'accuracy' issues on websites (for which a defamation claim is no longer available)?

• Date Uploaded: 22 Feb 2021
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