Exceeding the budget

Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 19, [2013] All ER (D) 192 (Jan); NLJ 8 February; Law Society Gazette 11 February

The claimant, a senior social worker employed by Haringey Council, was the victim of a sustained and vitriolic campaign by The Sun newspaper following the death of the child known as Baby P. She brought proceedings for defamation against the defendant publisher. Those proceedings were eventually settled on payment of a substantial sum, a statement in open court and the publication of an apology in a prominent position in the paper.