Nov 3, 2026, 2:21 PMA famous man loses in his court bid to block publication of allegations against him.
In other news, it's still the case that nobody can say who the man actually is, because there might be an appeal lodged.
Justice moves slowly, at times, doesn't it?
Nov 3, 2026, 2:22 PM@bloor has anyone used parliamentary privilege yet to talk about the details of this?
Nov 3, 2026, 2:26 PM@simonzerafa @bloor that sounds like the kind of question that you want to ask multiple lawyers before you do it 😉
Very good idea 🙂
TIL:
• Absolute Privilege (MPs and Peers): Members of Parliament enjoy absolute immunity from civil or criminal liability (such as defamation suits) for what they say inside Parliament. This protection does not extend to people who repeat or report those statements outside of Parliament.
• Qualified Privilege (Reporters and Media): Under UK JournoHub's guide on Parliamentary Privilege & Reporting, a contemporaneous, fair, and accurate report of parliamentary proceedings is protected by qualified privilege.
• When Protection is Lost: Qualified privilege is not absolute ("qualified" is the key word). The protection is lost if:
• The report is not fair and accurate.
• It is published with malice (such as an improper purpose or knowing it is false).
• It involves illegal re-publication outside Parliament that violates specific court orders or injunctions (where statutory protection under the Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 may not apply unless taken directly from official sources like Hansard).
Nov 3, 2026, 2:27 PM@bloor And if you search on the bad site you will find lots of folks openly speculating who it is...
What I did find interesting was the thread of the case that wanted to also force the 2 media organisations to also be forced to be annonymous.
@bloor Go on then, who is it? :p
@bloor no-one in England and Wales can say who it is. Scottish people are free to talk about it. The wonders of a devolved legal system.
Nov 3, 2026, 2:51 PM@iMeddles wow, did not know this
Nov 3, 2026, 5:51 PM@bloor Sadly justice has always moved slowly in Little Britain.