Eady blocks Sikh libel case

May 17th, 2010

Mr Justice Eady today put a permanent stay on a libel case brought by an Indian holy man against British journalist Hardeep Singh. Mr Eady ruled that a 2007 article in the UK-based Sikh Times, in which Singh implied Sikh holy man Sant Baba Jeet Singh Ji Maharaj was a “cultist”, could not be judged in a libel court, as it was an argument of religious doctrine rather than establishment of fact.

Simon Singh refused leave to appeal

July 31st, 2009

Science writer Simon Singh has been refused leave to appeal Mr Justice Eady’s decision on meaning in Singh’s legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).
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Tyranny’s shield

June 17th, 2009

The ruling against blogger NightJack suggests that anonymous speech is bad for society, says David Banisar
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Eady rules against police blogger

June 16th, 2009

The Times newspaper will be allowed to identify Owell prize-winning police blogger Night Jack, after Mr Justice Eady ruled that it was not in the public interest that he remain anonymous. Read more here

Eady rules against Singh in chiropractic defamation case

May 7th, 2009

The English High Court has ruled that science writer Simon Singh, must show that the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) was deliberately dishonest in promoting chiropractic as a treatment for various children’s ailments.
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