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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Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the Mail on Sunday publisher, Associated Newspapers says.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 […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]