The Wagatha Christie libel case is now over, with Rebekah Vardy losing her lawsuit against fellow football WAG (short for wives and girlfriends) Coleen Rooney in a high court judgement that questioned Vardy’s credibility as a witness. Although the case is now over, the result has several lessons for future litigants about the inherent risks and costs of libel litigation in today’s social media environment. The case centred on Rooney’s viral social media post, accusing Vardy of leaking stories about her to the press … (more)
[Alexandros Antoniou, Inforrm’s Blog, 7 August]
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