Rachel Riley’s libel case against Vox Political’s Mike is in the Top 10 for 2022
I feel so privileged!
Sarcasm aside, I do find it interesting that Rachel Riley’s lawsuit against me was considered the sixth most important of 2022 – immediately after Johnny Depp’s case against Amber Heard.
I could discuss the huge imbalance between the amount of publicity the Depp case received and the coverage that I had – and the effect that may have had on public perception, particularly of my defence, which was hardly discussed in mainstream news reports.
But why cry over spilt milk when the case isn’t over?
I certainly hope Suneet Sharma will continue to monitor the case, which is still active after an Appeal Court judge ordered a special hearing to decide whether I should have permission to appeal.
- Riley v Sivier [2022] EWHC 2891 (KB)
A libel trial of former Countdown presenter Rachel Riley against blogger Mike Sivier, in which Riley was successful and awarded £50,000 and an injunction against Mr Sivier.
The case concerned an article on the defendants’ blog which label Riley as a “serial abuser”. The trial considered whether the claim met the threshold for serious harm and whether public interest defence was made out in relation to the claims.
My defence is crowdfunded via the CrowdJustice website – not being a millionaire, I don’t have the financial wherewithal to fight my corner any other way.
If you have heard of the case, but only via the mainstream media, you may wish to learn about my defence by visiting the CrowdJustice site.
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Make a donation via the CrowdJustice page. Keep donating regularly until you see the total pass the amount I need.
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Source: Top 10 Defamation Cases 2022: a selection – Suneet Sharma – Inforrm’s Blog
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I’m sincerely hoping that her MBE had nothing to do with the previous judgement or will do in any future ones.