The judge said she had ‘no hesitation’ in finding that false statement 'was not even arguably true’.
Rachel Riley has been awarded £50,000 in damages by a High Court judge after suing a political blogger from Powys for libel over an article alleging she was a “serial abuser” and had bullied a teenager.
A judge previously found that Mr Sivier’s article would be read as claiming Ms Riley “engaged upon, supported and encouraged a campaign of online abuse and harassment of a 16-year-old girl”, allegations denied by Ms Riley. The judge said Mr Sivier had “misrepresented the evidential picture” and that the article was “wholly unbalanced”.
“The importance of giving Ms Riley an opportunity to comment prior to the publication of the article is particularly evident in light of the numerous matters on which Mr Sivier made assumptions.” During the trial in July, Mr Sivier’s lawyers argued that Ms Riley had a “pre-existing bad reputation” that would affect any harm caused by the article.
In January 2021, Mrs Justice Collins Rice struck out all three of Mr Sivier’s defences of public interest, truth and honest opinion, finding that they had “no prospect” of succeeding.
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