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MR JUSTICE WARBY Approved Judgment Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB) records total Profile views per month (whether because people clicked on the username in tweets, or searched for the Profile page on Twitter or on some other service, such as Google).

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Monroe v. Hopkins

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Country

United Kingdom

Country Location

Latitude: 52.32950805122076

Longitude: -1.4047851562500706

Country Location (linked Case Law): United Kingdom

Decision Date: Mar 10, 2017

Case Status: In progress

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Motion Granted

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Monetary Damages

Keywords

Defamation
Libel
Social Media

Judicial Body: First Instance Court

Case Number: [2017] EWHC 433 (QB)

Case Summary: The High Court of England and Wales found tabloid columnist Katie Hopkins liable in defamation for publishing two tweets that referred to the food blogger and political activist Ms. Jack Monroe. In her defamation claim against Ms. Hopkins, Ms. Monroe alleged that the tweets conveyed the meaning that she had either vandalized a war memorial during an anti-government protest, or condoned such behaviour. The High Court accepted the second meaning advanced by Ms. Monroe, and found the tweets to have caused "serious harm" to her reputation. The High Court ordered Ms. Hopkins to pay £24,000 in compensatory damages to Ms. Monroe.

Case Significance: The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

Source URL: Columbia Global Freedom of Expression

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CIPIT

Date Updated: May 11, 2024

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Monroe v. Hopkins.pdf
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