Tag Archives: defamation

A “tenuous claim to privacy”: Hutcheson v News Group

Can you expect to keep a second family private?  That was the ambitious hope of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law, Chris Hutcheson.  Mr Hutcheson got married in 1968.  He and his wife had four children, all now grown up.   He remains … read more

Harassment by letter-writing

Are letters capable of amounting to a course of conduct amounting to harassment?  In certain circumstances, yes, according to the Court of Appeal in Iqbal v Dean Manson [2011] EWCA Civ 123. The case concerned a claim for harassment by … read more