Hearings
England & Wales
15 Jan 2021 [2021] EWHC 56 (QB), QBD (Jay J)
21 Dec 2021 [2021] EWCA Civ 1952; [2022] QB 533; [2022] 2 WLR 807; [2022] WLR(D) 9, CA (Dame Victoria Sharp P, Elisabeth Laing, Warby LJJ)
Soriano v Forensic News LLC
Subject Matter
DEFAMATION — Practice — Preliminary issues
[2021] EWHC 56 (QB), QBD
DEFAMATION — Foreign defendant — Jurisdiction — Claimant bringing defamation action against defendants domiciled outside United Kingdom in respect of statements published online — Whether England and Wales clearly most appropriate place in which to bring action — Whether and to what extent statute modifying forum conveniens regime — Whether evidential burden on defendant — Whether defendant required to adduce expert evidence about foreign law — Defamation Act 2013 (c 26), s 9
[2021] EWCA Civ 1952; [2022] QB 533; [2022] 2 WLR 807; [2022] WLR(D) 9, CA
Appellate History
Soriano v Forensic News LLC [2021] EWHC 56 (QB), QBD
Decision of Jay J affirmed on partly different grounds
Soriano v Forensic News LLC [2021] EWCA Civ 1952; [2022] QB 533; [2022] 2 WLR 807; [2022] WLR(D) 9, CA
Commentary
Inforrm's blog
Case Law: Soriano v Forensic News LLP: Part 1, Guidance on the Extraterritorial effect of the GDPR in publication claims
Case comment
Case Law: Soriano v Forensic News LLP: Part 2, The application of section 9 of the Defamation Act 2013 Case comment
Panopticon
Overseas websites and the GDPR’s reach
Case comment