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Telegraph apologises to Sheikha Moza
The Daily Telegraph has published an apology to Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al Misnad, wife of the Emir of Qatar, following its publication of untrue allegations concerning a New York shopping trip wrongly said to have been undertaken by Her Highness in the company of US First Lady Michelle Obama.
Her Highness Sheikha Moza was represented by Cameron Doley
Liam and Noel Gallagher
Following the commencement of proceedings for libel, Liam Gallagher has received the apology he had sought from his brother, Noel, over false comments made by Noel after Oasis had to cancel a gig due to Liam having laryngitis.
Liam Gallagher was represented by Partner Nigel Tait and solicitor Rebecca Toman
Click here for a Guardian article about the case
Boris Berezovsky
The Court of Appeal has upheld Boris Berezovsky’s win in his 2010 libel action against the Russian State Television channel RTR and Vladimir Terluk.
Independent apologises over London riots libel
The Independent has apologised and paid damages to Merlin O'Doherty-Alb, a university student wrongly alleged to have participated in the London rioting of August 2011.
Isabel Martorell and Dominic Garner acted for Mr O'Doherty-Alb on a conditional fee basis
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Privacy and Injunctions
On 24 October 2010, at the Committee's invitation, Alasdair Pepper gave evidence before the Joint Committee of the House of Lords and House of Commons.
Click here to view the evidence.
Evidence from Alasdair Pepper starts at 16:17 (1 hour 32 minutes in)
‘‘No win, no fee’ – our only route to justice’’
Together with seven other signatories, four Carter-Ruck clients (Hardeep Singh, Peter Murray, Parameswaran Subramanyam and Peter Duffy) have signed an open letter published in the Guardian concerning the government's proposed changes to litigation funding and their potential impact on access to justice.
Click here to read the letter on the Guardian website
The Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press
Adam Tudor and Isabel Martorell are advising Kate and Gerry McCann in relation to their status as 'Core Participants' in the Leveson Inquiry
Click here for an article in which Isabel Martorell considers some of the heated debates on press regulation which have taken place in the opening stages of the Inquiry
‘Super-injunction’ article
An article by Nigel Tait about the "super-injunction" obtained by Trafigura against The Guardian in 2009 has been published by Legal Week and on the "inforrm" media blog.
Sergei Polonsky
The Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky has this week initiated a legal claim for libel against Evening Standard and Independent owner Alexander Lebedev.
Mr Polonsky is represented by Andrew Stephenson and Athalie Matthews in conjunction with the London office of law firm Alexander Dobrovinsky and Partners LLP
Phone Hacking Cases
Carter-Ruck is currently representing a number of clients in claims arising out of the phone hacking scandal.
Ofcom Vindication for Al Jazeera
The UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled in favour of the news channel Al Jazeera English following a complaint about its series on the 'Palestine Papers', the largest leak of confidential documents in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Al Jazeera was represented by Cameron Doley and Luke Staiano
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Carter-Ruck has made a written submission to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee, explaining how many ordinary people will be denied access to justice if the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill is passed in its current form.
The Times
The Times has published on its website an article by Carter-Ruck senior partner Andrew Stephenson concerning the government's proposed changes to litigation funding and their potential impact on access to justice.
Liam Gallagher issues libel proceedings against Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher, the former lead singer of Oasis, has issued High Court proceedings for libel against Noel Gallagher.
Liam Gallagher is represented by Nigel Tait and Rebecca Toman
To read Liam's press statement click here
To read The Sun's report click here
Tanzanian claimant ordered to pay £90,000 security for costs
The High Court has ordered Reginald Mengi, the Tanzanian businessman, to pay £90,000 into court as security for costs in the libel case he has brought in England against Sarah Hermitage.
Andrew Stephenson, Ruth Collard and Dominic Garner represent the defendant, Sarah Hermitage, for whom Carter-Ruck act on a conditional fee basis
Press Gazette 4 August 2011
Press Gazette 18 March 2011
