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Tom Pilgrim
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Wagatha Christie timeline: the Vardy v Rooney libel battle
How did it all unfold? With Coleen Rooney set to go into the I’m A Celebrity jungle, we explain
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Tom Pilgrim
Nuray Bulbul
14 Nov 2024
UK
Andrew Neil in libel claim against Jennifer Arcuri over ‘paedophile allegations’
He is seeking damages and a court injunction preventing Ms Arcuri repeating the allegations he claims she made.
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Tom Pilgrim
30 Mar 2022
UK
Boy George ‘conspired to defraud’ former Culture Club bandmate, High Court hears
Drummer Jon Moss is bringing a legal challenge after allegedly being ‘expelled’ by the band’s manager in September 2018.
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Tom Pilgrim
28 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran faces wait for judge’s ruling in Shape of You legal row
The singer is involved with a copyright battle with rapper Sami Chokri who claims Sheeran’s song borrows a refrain from his own song, Oh Why.
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Tom Pilgrim
22 Mar 2022
UK
Legal row over Ed Sheeran hit Shape Of You ‘deeply traumatising’, court told
Ed Sheeran and his co-authors deny that Shape Of You copies part of 2015 song Oh Why.
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Tom Pilgrim
21 Mar 2022
UK
Experts give contrasting views on Sheeran’s Shape Of You at copyright trial
Ed Sheeran denies that Shape Of You rips off a 2015 song by Sami Chokri.
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Tom Pilgrim
16 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You ‘coincidentally similar to song by another artist’
Sheeran denies that Shape Of You rips off a 2015 song by Sami Chokri.
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Tom Pilgrim
16 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran ‘target of concerted plan to promote artist accusing him of copying’
The former management company for Sami Chokri allegedly made a ‘huge effort’ to bring the 2015 song Oh Why to the star’s notice.
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Tom Pilgrim
15 Mar 2022
UK
Grime artist feels ‘robbed’ by Ed Sheeran over disputed song, court told
Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch, claims Shape Of You infringes “particular lines and phrases” of his 2015 track Oh Why.
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Tom Pilgrim
14 Mar 2022
UK
Sami Switch ‘shocked at similarities’ between Ed Sheeran song and own track
Switch – whose real name is Sami Chokri – says Shape Of You infringes “particular lines and phrases” from his 2015 track Oh Why.
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Tom Pilgrim
14 Mar 2022
UK
Sheeran’s Shape Of You was made ‘from scratch at extraordinary speed’ – producer
Steve Mac – whose real name is Steven McCutcheon – joked that he was left with “a headache” such was the intensity of the session.
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Tom Pilgrim
10 Mar 2022
UK
Songwriter says idea of plagiarism ‘abhorrent’ in Ed Sheeran High Court case
John McDaid of Snow Patrol co-wrote Shape Of You with Sheeran.
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Tom Pilgrim
9 Mar 2022
UK
Sheeran: I wasn’t trying to intimidate songwriters over row – just clear my name
The star insisted he is “a songwriter, I write songs, that’s it,” as he faced questions over the creation of hit 2017 hit Shape Of You.
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Tom Pilgrim
8 Mar 2022
UK
Unreleased Ed Sheeran song accidentally played during copyright hearing
Glancing at his lawyers, Sheeran said: ‘That’s a song I wrote last January. How have you got that?’
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Tom Pilgrim
8 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran denies being an artist who ‘alters’ others music in copyright trial
The singer began giving live evidence on Monday as part of his legal battle with two songwriters.
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Tom Pilgrim
7 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran denies he ‘borrows’ ideas from unknown songwriters in copyright trial
The singer began giving live evidence on Monday as part of his legal battle with two songwriters.
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Tom Pilgrim
7 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran labelled a ‘magpie’ in court fight over copyright infringement
Lawyers allege Sheeran ‘habitually copies’ other artists.
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Tom Pilgrim
4 Mar 2022
UK
Ed Sheeran a magpie who borrows ideas for his music, High Court told
The singer denies using parts of another song in his hit Shape Of You.
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Tom Pilgrim
4 Mar 2022
UK
Man whose attack on partner left her brain-damaged has jail sentence increased
Adam Fleming inflicted life-threatening injuries on the vulnerable woman in their flat in Ramsgate, Kent.
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Tom Pilgrim
3 Mar 2022
UK
Mike Ashley secures Times apology over ‘protected’ phone records allegations
The former Newcastle United owner launched libel proceedings over an investigation into the activities of mobile telephone company Sport Mobile.
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Tom Pilgrim
2 Mar 2022
UK
Harry given ‘insufficient information’ over security decision, court hears
Harry is bringing a legal challenge against the Home Office.
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Tom Pilgrim
25 Feb 2022
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