QB-2022-002648 - [2025] EWHC 2565 (KB)

For the detailed reasons set out above: (i) the Claimant’s claim for defamation in respect of the publication by the Defendant of the words complained of in this claim in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, eighth, ninth and tenth publications succeeds; (ii) the Claimant is awarded damages in the total sum of £50,000 in respect of all his causes of action for defamation against the Defendant; (iii) the Claimant is also entitled to an injunction to restrain repetition of the same or similar libels; and (iv) pursuant to s12 of the Defamation Act 2013, the Defendant is ordered to publish a summary of this Judgment, the wording of that summary and the time, manner, form and place of its publication to be agreed between the Claimant and the Defendant, and in default of agreement to be settled by the Court.

I ask Counsel for the parties to endeavour to agree an Order which reflects the above rulings. I will deal with submissions on any points which remain in dispute as to the form of the Order, and on any other issues such as costs and permission to appeal, either when judgment is handed down, or on an adjourned hearing on some other convenient date.