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Ofcom dismisses four complaints against Al Jazeera as being “wholly without foundation”
Carter-Ruck has successfully represented Al Jazeera in the media network's defence against four major complaints to Ofcom concerning its undercover Investigative Unit and its headline grabbing January 2017 documentary series "The Lobby".
Carter-Ruck expands Commercial Disputes Practice with Matthew Wescott Hire
The partners of Carter-Ruck are delighted to welcome commercial litigation and international arbitration partner Matthew Wescott to the firm. Matthew is a highly experienced dispute resolution lawyer, with a great deal of expertise across the whole spectrum of international commercial disputes, including banking, insurance, commodities, construction, professional negligence and international arbitration.
Click here to read the press release
Carter-Ruck secures John Doe injunction – confidential information may not be published by media
Carter-Ruck has secured a "John Doe" injunction on behalf of two substantial companies to prevent a leak of confidential customer information. A John Doe injunction is an interim non-disclosure order made against "persons unknown - a useful tool for situations where the victim of a leak may either not know or only suspect the identity of the culprit but cannot be certain of proving the position due to a lack of evidence and/or journalistic protection of sources, in the short time available before applying for an injunction
Nigel Tait and Oliver Cox acted for the companies.
“The most important libel judgment for years”: Carter-Ruck’s Nigel Tait in The Times
In a long-awaited decision that clarifies libel law in England and Wales, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a claimant can sue over likely damage to their reputation rather than having to show evidence that actual harm has been caused.
2017 Whitepaper Conference – Defamation & Media
Carter-Ruck Media specialist Nigel Tait is chairing the 2017 White Paper Conference on Defamation and Media: Shaping New Law into Solution-Focused Answers for Clients.
White Paper conferences are expert-led intensive conferences aimed at business professionals.
New financial sanctions reporting requirements
Accountants, tax advisers, estate agents and other businesses need to be aware of the European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017 ("the Regulations") which came into force on 8th August 2017.
For all sanctions related advice please contact Guy Martin at guy.martin@carter-ruck.com
Telegraph apologises to Haras Ahmed and pays substantial damages over false extremism allegation
Mr Haras Ahmed has received from the Telegraph a public apology, substantial libel damages and his legal costs for false allegations made in an article by Andrew Gilligan, that he was a Muslim extremist who had sought to undermine the government’s fight against terror. The Telegraph now accepts that that these allegations are wholly without foundation and that Mr Ahmed is "in no way himself an extremist".
A full Press Release can be read here
Click here to read the online apology
Click here for Press Gazette article
Adam Tudor and Helena Shipman acted for Mr Ahmed
Queen’s speech includes International Sanctions Bill
Prime Minister Theresa May has introduced the Queen’s Speech by announcing a series of bills stated to be "geared towards making a success of Brexit". Among these Bills are new laws on international sanctions. The International Sanctions Bill will return decision-making powers on non-UN sanctions from the EU to the UK after the UK’s exit from the EU.
For all sanctions related advice please contact Guy Martin at guy.martin@carter-ruck.com
Rached Ghannouchi
Long-standing Carter-Ruck client Rached Ghannouchi has instructed the firm to take action in relation to a news report broadcast by Sky News Arabia on 9 June 2017.
Read the Press Release here.
Mexican Attorney Receives Apology and Damages From The Guardian Over False Corruption Allegations
Ms Aurora Pierdant, an experienced lawyer practising in Mexico, has received a public apology, libel damages and costs after she was the subject of an inaccurate and defamatory article published in the Guardian on 9 August 2016.
Ms Pierdant was represented by Nigel Tait, Persephone Bridgman Baker and Joseph Andriano
The Statement in Open Court can be found here
Click here for the Guardian’s apology
The Supreme Court decision in Flood, Miller and Frost: a claimant lawyer’s perspective
There is an old saying that when a woman is forced to choose between two men, she opts for the third, and so it is with the Supreme Court’s decision in Times Newspapers Ltd v Flood, Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd, and Frost and others v MGN Ltd [2017] UKSC 33.
This article was first published on Inforrm's Blog
Carter-Ruck announces three new partner promotions
The firm is delighted to announce that Antonia Foster, Miranda Rushton and Rebecca Toman have been promoted to the Carter-Ruck partnership.
To learn more about their work please go to:
Click here for the New Law Journal article
CEO and Founder of Islam Channel awarded £140,000 in libel damages over false terrorism allegation
The High Court has awarded Mohamed Ali Harrath, the CEO and Founder of the Islam Channel, £140,000 in libel damages against the Stand for Peace website and its director, Samuel Westrop, over false allegations that Mr Harrath was guilty of terrorism.
As well as awarding very substantial damages the judge, Sir David Eady, also confirmed in his reasoned judgment that "there was simply no evidence to support the allegation of terrorism" and that "the sum awarded should be such as to leave interested onlookers in no doubt as to the baselessness of the Defendants’ charge against [Mr Harrath]"
Read the Press Release here
The Judgment can be found here
Mr Harrath is represented by Adam Tudor and Moritz Schirmeister
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year
Nigel Tait has been awarded the accolade of Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Defamation (London).
Carter-Ruck named 2017 Media Law Firm of the Year (England) in Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards
Carter-Ruck has been named 2017 Media Law Firm of the Year (England) in the Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards. Senior Partner Cameron Doley was also named Public International Law Lawyer of the Year
