Sentences with phrase «libel over statements»

Toby Rowland is suing Mitchell for libel over statements accusing the PC of fabricating the alleged verbal abuse.

PC Rowland sued Andrew Mitchell for libel over statements accusing him of fabricating the alleged verbal abuse at Downing Street in 2012.

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A number of well - known figures have offered statements in defence of Andrew Mitchell in a libel trial over the «plebgate» row, with Lord Coe calling the former minister «a man of integrity».

Although silence itself is not libel, failing to act to allow a continued presence for libelous statements may in fact be libel itself, especially if a defendant was made aware or had reason to be aware of defamatory information that they had sufficient control over.