[2025] EWHC 2575 (KB)
King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

[2025] EWHC 2575 (KB)

Fecha: 23-Sep-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2575 (KB)

Claim Number: QB-2022-001397

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS LIST

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Date: Tuesday, 23rd September 2025

Before:

MRS. JUSTICE STEYN

Between:

NOEL ANTHONY CLARKE

Claimant

- and -

GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA LTD

Defendant

THE CLAIMANT appeared In Person.

GAVIN MILLAR KC, ALEXANDRA MARZEC and BEN GALLOP (instructed by Wiggin LLP) appeared for the Defendant.

Approved Judgment

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