defamations


Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde receives a retraction and apology from two newspapers which alleged he improperly claimed expenses.

Singapore's High Court has ruled that the Far Eastern Economic Review magazine defamed Singapore's rulers.

Tiscali has issued legal proceedings against BT after it sent letters to its customers.

Issues which teachers taking part in School Report must consider before putting their students' news on a website.

Russia's president calls on parliament to scrap a bill that would allow authorities to close media outlets guilty of defamation.

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board drops a $3.5m (£1.79m) defamation case against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.

A Thai journalist being sued by a Tesco subsidiary for defamation says he will continue to criticise the company's practices.

The Office of Fair Trading gives supermarket chain Morrisons £100,000 to settle a defamation case.

Shoaib Akhtar is sued by the PCB and its chairman for defamation over allegations he made after it banned him for five years.

An campaign of website harassment results in the biggest internet defamation award, it is believed.

Udo Voigt, leader of Germany's far-right NPD, is charged with defamation and inciting racial hatred.

A former MSP is among three people charged with perjury over the Tommy Sheridan defamation case.

The film studio behind American Gangster is sued for defamation by three former drug enforcement agents.

A British Airways pilot wins damages from a national newspaper over date-rape drug claims.

Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is charged with perjury following a probe into his defamation case.

Indonesia's Supreme Court orders Time magazine to pay $106m for defaming former President Suharto.

An Indian court jails three journalists and two newspaper managers for publishing a fake and defamatory interview with a civil servant.

Muttiah Muralitharan is considering legal action against former Indian captain Bishan Bedi for defamation.

A Malaysian judge rejects opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim's case against ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad.

Defamation laws in all but five African countries should be scrapped, say journalists gathering in South Africa.

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