Brett Wilson LLP has been recognised by the prestigious Legal 500 directory as a leading firm for client satisfaction. The Legal 500 claims to hold more information on the client market than any other organisation in the legal sector.  The recognition follows six years of in-depth client research. Brett Wilson LLP is one of only... The post Brett Wilson LLP recognised by Legal 500 as a leading firm for client satisfaction appeared first on Brett Wilson LLP ..read more

GB News has apologised to Dale Vince, the green energy industrialist, environmental campaigner and co-owner of Forest Green Rovers, for defaming him in a tweet/video published on X on 14 March 2024. The tweet complained of read, “You had a major Labour Party donor who called Hamas “freedom fighters”! No one has asked Labour if they’ll pay back his money” Lord Bailey takes aim at multi-million pound Labour donor, Dale Vince, who said in a radio interview last year that Hamas are “freedom fighters””.  The tweet also contained a video of a GB News interview with Lord Bailey. Mr Vince asserte ..read more

The Telegraph has agreed to pay substantial damages to business and tech entrepreneur Lu Heng after accusing him in an article published on its website of disrupting organisations that provide IP addresses to different continents. In a statement read in the High Court today before Mrs Justice Steyn, Mr Lu’s solicitor, Tom Double, explained that the Daily Telegraph had libelled Mr Lu by accusing him of “advancing China’s colonisation” of the internet in Africa by orchestrating the collapse of AfriNIC, the organisation responsible for providing IP addresses to the African continent, and “en ..read more

The Daily Mail has today apologised to Dale Vince, the green energy industrialist, environmental campaigner and co-owner of Forest Green Rovers, for defaming him in articles by Andrew Pierce published on the MailOnline on 17 March 2024 and in the print edition of The Daily Mail on 18 March 2024.  Under the headline ‘How Lee Anderson’s new Reform colleagues were scathing about the MP before he joined the party“, the articles falsely accused Mr Vince of supporting Hamas (a proscribed terrorist group) and called for donations he had made to the Labour Party to be returned. The Mail’s apology ..read more

Brett Wilson LLP‘s staff are taking part in the 20th London London Legal Walk on 18 June 2024 to raise money for the London Legal Support Trust (Londonlegal) in aid of free legal advice agencies. To support us, please visit our fundraising page here. The post London Legal Walk appeared first on Brett Wilson LLP ..read more

There has been a very sharp rise in self-published adult content over the last decade, driven in large part by the launch and success of OnlyFans and rival entrants  to the market such as Fansly, JustForFans, and ManyVids (there are dozens of others).  References in the article to OnlyFans apply equally to all similar websites. The benefits to either full-time or part-time models/performers (‘creators’) over traditional pornography work are now well-known: they get control over the type of content they perform, the co-stars they perform with, and do not have to fear that turning down ..read more

Simon Blake, a former trustee of charity Stonewall, and Colin Seymour, the drag artist Crystal, have each been awarded £90,000 in damages following their successful libel claim against Laurence Fox, the founder of the right-wing populist Reclaim Party. History of the claim The claim arose after Fox said he would boycott Sainsbury’s supermarket when it tweeted to celebrate Black History Month.  Blake and Seymour labelled Mr Fox a racist, and he responded calling them paedophiles. Blake and Seymour sued over the ‘paedophiles’ allegation, and Fox counterclaimed over the ‘racist’ allegation ..read more

In an increasingly digital world, where our lives are intertwined with online platforms and social media networks, ensuring safety and security in the virtual realm has become paramount. Governments worldwide are continuously refining legislation to address the challenges posed by the digital landscape. One such significant step is the enactment of the Online Safety Act 2023, a comprehensive framework designed to protect users and combat harmful content online.  The Act is far-reaching in scope, targeting both individuals and intermediaries. On 31 January 2024, Part 10 of the Act came int ..read more

Brett Wilson LLP partners Iain Wilson and Max Campbell have been listed in the 2024 edition of the prestigious Spear’s 500 as ‘top recommended’ and ‘recommended’ reputation lawyers respectively.  The recommendations can be found here and here.   The post Brett Wilson LLP partners listed in the 2024 edition of the Spear’s 500 as top/recommended reputation lawyers appeared first on Brett Wilson LLP ..read more

The recent judgment in Dyson v MGN Limited [2023] EWHC 3092, in which the Defendant publisher succeeded in its defence of honest opinion, provides important authority on the interpretation of section 3(4)(a) of the Defamation Act 2013. This decision, as well as the Court of Appeal’s decision in Riley v Murray [2022] EWCA Civ 1146, provides an opportune moment to review the recent case law on section 3 and to assess how the courts have interpreted the three conditions at the core of the honest opinion defence. The defence of honest opinion (broadly analogous with the pre-2013 common law defence ..read more