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|  Lance Armstrong v Times Newspapers (2006) | |
| Heather Rogers acted for the defendants in this libel action, brought by cyclist, Lance Armstrong. The case settled in June 2006. |
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| Wed 1 February - Matrix seminar: Freedom of Information update | |
| Seminar at Matrix. NB we already have a full house confirmed for this event |
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| Galloway damages appeal ruling (2006) | |
| Heather Rogers acted for Mr Galloway in The Telegraph's appeal against the award of libel damages to George Galloway MP. |
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| Polanski v The Conde Nast Publications Ltd (2005) | |
| Heather Rogers was instructed to act for Roman Polanski in his successful libel action against Vanity Fair magazine. |
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| Harry Kewell v (1) Gary Lineker, (2) Jon Ryan (3) The Telegraph Group Limited (2005) | |
| Heather Rogers represented Gary Lineker in the case of Harry Kewell v (1) Gary Lineker, (2) Jon Ryan (3) The Telegraph Group Limited. |
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| Galloway MP v Telegraph Group Ltd (2004) | |
| Heather Rogers appeared with Richard Rampton QC for George Galloway MP. Mr Galloway sued over the publication of defamatory articles in April 2003 by The Daily Telegraph. The action was tried by judge alone in November 2004. The judge rejected the newspaper's defence of qualified privilege and awarded damages of £150,000. |
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| Gleaner v Abrahams (2003) | |
| Heather Rogers appeared for Mr Abrahams in this appeal. The Privy Council refused to reduce the very large award of damages for libel. |
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| In Re S (A Child) (2004) | |
| Cherie Booth QC acted for the applicant in this claim for an injunction to prevent the identification of a defendant in a criminal trial, which involved consideration of the "balancing" of Article 10 and Article 8 of the ECHR. |
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| Polanski v Condé Nast (2003) | |
| Heather Rogers appeared in this case involving an application by the claimant to give evidence at trial by video-link. The House of Lords has heard an appeal against the Court of Appeal decision. |
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| Naomi Campbell v MGN Ltd (2004) | |
| Anthony White QC was instructed on behalf of the claimant, whose claim against the newspaper involved breach of confidence and infringement of privacy and of data protection rights. The case established the new claim for "misuse of private information". |
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| R (X) v The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police (2004) | |
| Dan Squires appeared for the applicant and Rabinder Singh QC appeared for the Secretary of State in this case concerning disclosure of information by the police under the Police Act 1997. |
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