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Trump to push ahead with BBC lawsuit: Three experts on why he might struggle to win

November 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has confirmed he plans to sue the BBC for between $1bn and $5bn over the editing of his speech in a Panorama news programme. The corporation said it was an “error of judgement” to splice […]

Prince Harry drops libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher

January 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the Mail on Sunday publisher, Associated Newspapers says. The Duke of Sussex, 39, had sued over an article about his publicly-funded security arrangements when visiting the UK […]

Amber Heard files appeal against Johnny Depp libel trial verdict

December 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Amber Heard has filed an appeal against her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s US libel lawsuit win. Following a trial lasting several weeks earlier in the year, a jury in Virginia found in favour of Depp, ruling that a […]

Chess player Hans Niemann sues for $100m after being accused of cheating

October 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

The teenage chess player at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal, has launched a $100 million (£89m) libel suit against the world champion and online platform Chess.com. Hans Niemann, 19, was accused of widespread […]

Madeleine McCann’s parents lose court challenge over detective’s book

September 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

The parents of Madeleine McCann have lost the latest stage of a legal battle over how judges handled claims made by a Portuguese police detective. Kate and Gerry McCann appealed to the European Court of […]

Former Israeli PMs Netanyahu and Olmert face off in court in libel case

January 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two former Israeli prime ministers have faced off in court in Tel Aviv, as Benjamin Netanyahu and his family began a defamation suit against Ehud Olmert. Mr Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and their eldest son […]

Johnny Depp loses libel case over Sun ‘wife beater’ claim

November 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against the Sun newspaper over an article that called him a “wife beater”. Mr Depp, 57, sued the paper after it claimed he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard, […]

Lisbon Supreme Court rules in favour of ex-detective in McCann libel case

February 6, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The Lisbon appeal court last April struck down a 2015 lower court ruling that Amaral should pay the sum to Kate and Gerry McCann for damages caused by the publication of his book: ‘Maddie: the […]

Judge Orders Attorney to Identify Dead Client Who Insulted James Woods With Twitter Taunt

January 4, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Los Angeles judge has ordered the attorney for an anonymous defendant to identify a now-deceased client who targeted actor James Woods with Twitter insults. Woods sued the John Doe defendant last year after the […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]