King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

QB-2022-001397 - [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB)

Fecha: 22-Ago-2025

The Guardian’s application to call ‘Ivy’

The Guardian’s application to call ‘Ivy’

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On 28 February 2025, the Guardian applied for permission to call ‘Ivy’ as a witness, and to adduce her witness statement dated 25 February 2025 as her evidence-in-chief. The Guardian also sought relief from sanctions, in circumstances where ‘Ivy’s’ statement had not been filed and served by 5 December 2024. The Claimant confirmed on the first day of the trial that he did not object and I granted the order sought on 5 March 2025.

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Index
Post-trial submissions regarding the meaning of the meanings
Pleadings, meaning trial and listing of the trial
Disclosure and Inspection
Exchange of witness statements
Pre-trial review
Mr Clarke’s application to strike out the defence
The Guardian’s application to summons Arnold Oceng
The Guardian’s application to call ‘Ivy’
Mr Clarke’s application to re-amend the Amended Reply
Mr Clarke’s application to rely on his second witness statement
The Guardian’s application for evidence to be ruled inadmissible
Mr Clarke’s Transcripts Application
Mr Clarke’s Redactions Application
Mr Clarke’s withdrawn applications to serve witness summaries and summonses
Mr Clarke’s application for special measures
The Guardian’s application to call ‘Anita’
Applications on the disclosure of explicit photographs of ‘Ivy’
The Guardian’s application for Mr Moore to give evidence by video link
Post-hearing submissions
Mr Clarke’s live witnesses
Arnold Oceng
Hearsay statements from the Claimant’s witnesses
The Guardian’s live witnesses: truth defence
The Guardian’s hearsay witnesses: truth defence
The Guardian’s live witnesses: public interest defence
Overview
The initial group of seven
The Guardian’s team
The sources for the first article
Alleged involvement of Adam Deacon
The Hostility Issue
The Verification Issue
The Contamination Issue
The Reply Issue
The Deletion Issue
Conclusions