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Peter McCormack appears to live in the UK[1], so establishing jurisdiction is straight forward. Libel damages vary - £24,000, £40,000, to a few hundred thousan
by stordoff 8y ago
Peter McCormack appears to live in the UK[1], so establishing jurisdiction is straight forward.
Libel damages vary - £24,000, £40,000, to a few hundred thousand[2] - it depends on the facts of the case (though the loser will also have costs to pay).
[1] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/petermccormack1 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/petermccormack1
[2] https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/food-blogger-jack-monroe-wins-24k-libel-damages-sun-columnist-katie-hopkins-over-tweets/ https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/food-blogger-jack-monroe-wins... ; https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/40000-damages-in-twitter-libel-case/5068744.article https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/40000-damages-in-twitter-li... ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_defamation_law#Damages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_defamation_law#Damages