Sir Simon Hughes v Associated Newspapers Limited

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 21st of August 2026. Sealed & served on the 21st of August 2026.

Order made by the Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 27th July 2026. Sealed and distributed on 27th July 2026.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 7th of July 2026. Sealed and served on the 7th of July 2026.

Order Nicklin J 12/3/26 sealed 23/3/26 re the Burrows hearsay application - refused. # Copy to Judges clerk, not distributed. distributed at clerk's request to parties via docs.

ORDER 18.03.2026 Mr. Justice Nicklin 19.03.2026. DIST #

ORDER 19.03.2026 Mr. Justice Nicklin 19.03.2026. DIST #

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 02 March 2026. sealed 09-03-26

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 03 March 2026. sealed 09-03-26

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 26th February 2026. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 27th February 2026.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated and sealed on 2nd February 2025.

Order made by Mrs Justice Collins Rice on 29 Jan 2026 Sealed & dist 30 Jan 2026

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 27 jan 2026 # Sealed & dist 28 Jan 2026

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 23rd of January 2026. Sealed and served on the 27th of January 2026.

Response to Request for Further Information DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO THE CLAIMANT'S REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION UNDER CPR PART 18 DATED 24 JANUARY 2026

Amended Defence

Amended Defence

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 16 Jan 2026. # Sealed & returned to Judges clerk for service 16 Jan 2026

Order by The Hon Mr J Nicklin dated 08 Jan 2026. Order contains deadline and directions for transmission direction requests relating to 19 Jan 2026 trial. Sealed & distributed on 08 Jan 2026. #

Directions Order made by The Hon Mr J Nicklin dated 08 January 2026. Sealed & distributed on 08 Jan 2026.

Amended Particulars of Claim

Amended Reply RE-RE-RE-RE-RE-AMENDED REPLY TO THE RE-AMENDED DEFENCE

# Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 18 Dec 2025 (public version) # sealed & dist 19/12/2025

# Order made by The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin, dated the 16 December 2025 Sealed on the 16th Dec 2025.

Amended Defence filed with exhibits

# Order approved by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 8/12/2025. Sealed this day 9/12/25

# Order Amended on 9 December 2025 by Mr Justice Nicklin pursuant to CPR 40.12. Dated 27/11/2025, sealed 8/12/2025

This order has been amended under slip rule, please see amended order @ event #307 #

# Order made by The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 26th November 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 8th December 2025.

Order made by The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 8th December 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 8th December 2025.

Amended Reply

Amended Particulars of Claim #

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 25/11/2025 # Sealed & sent to Judges clerk for service 25/11/2025

Amended Reply

Order Order NICKLIN J (on the papers) 18/11/25 general directions re remote attendance via CVP etc. reasons given. COPY to judges clerk for distribution etc.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 10th of November 2025. Sealed and served on the 18th Nov 2025

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 10th of November 2025. Sealed and served on the 18th of November 2025

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin and Senior Master Cook. Dated the 11th of November 2025 Sealed and served on the 18th of November 2025

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 10th of November 2025. Sealed and served on the 18th of November 2025.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 11th November 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 18th November 2025.

Order approved by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 18/11/25. Sealed this day 18/11/25

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 18th November 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 18th November 2025.

# Order approved by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 10/11/25 Sealed this day 18/11/25

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 18th November 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 18th November 2025.

Order approved by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 11/11/25. Sealed this day 12/11/25

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 6/11/2025. Sealed # Dist. via Judges clerk on 6/11/2025

Amended Reply

Amended Particulars of Claim

Order approved on 5/11/25 by Mr Justice Nicklin. Sealed this day 5/11/25

Amended Defence

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin dated 28th October 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties via CMS on 28th October 2025.

Amended Particulars of Claim

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 21st October 2025. Sealed on 22nd October 2025.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 21 October 25. Sealed 21-10-25

Amended Reply

ORDER 10.10.2025 Mr. Justice Nicklin 10.10.2025. DIST

Order *** AMENDED UNDER THE SLIP RULE*** approved by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 22nd September 2025. Sealed this day 22/9/25. Beverley Hutt

Amended Reply

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 30/07/2025 Sealed & dist to parties 31/07/2025

SLIP RULE - Order Amended on 17 July 2025 by Mr Justice Nicklin pursuant to CPR 40.12. Originally made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 11/07/2025 originally sealed 11/07/2025, this version sent to parties 17/07/2025

Amended Defence

Order by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 11th July 2025. Sealed and sent electronically via CMS to parties on 11th July 2025. Confidential schedule filed on CMS and access restricted 11th July 2025. PE

THIS ORDER HAS BEEN AMENDED UNDER THE SLIP RULE - Amended on 17 July 2025 by Mr Justice Nicklin pursuant to CPR 40.12. Please see amended order at event #157

Transmission direction order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 29/04/2025. Sealed & dist to parties on 30/04/2025

Order by Mr Justice Nicklin. Made on 15th April 2025. Sealed and distributed to the parties on 16th April 2025.

Order SLIP RULE SLIP AMENDED of the order dated 27/11/24 of Mr Justice Nicklin & Senior Master Cook below. Distributed to supplied emails from Judge's Clerk. #

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 27.11.2024 sealed and served on 23.12.2024

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 22nd November 2024

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 12th day of November 2024. Sealed and served on 12th day of November 2024.

Directions Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 1 November 2024. 1. The Application Deadline is extended until 4.30pm on 5 November 2024. 2. Costs of this application shall be costs in the claims. DIST.

order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 1/10/2024

Reply- Reply to the Defence from Claimant

Order (on the papers) Steyn J 21/8/24 incs: clm to F&S replies to defences by 4:30pm 6/9/24, clm to pay costs of appln. DIST & copies to linked actions.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated 2nd August 2024

Order by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 22nd May 2024. Sealed and applied to CMS (+ linked cases) 22nd May 2024. Sealed Order emailed to parties (list supplied to me by Judges Clerk) 22nd May 2024

02.05.2024 The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin 02.05.2024. DIST

Defence

ORDER AMENDED UNDER SLIP-RULE 26.04.2024 Mr. Justice Nicklin 26.04.2024. DIST

Order (on the papers) Nicklin J 11/4/24 incs: time to file defences extn, defs to pay clms costs. DIST & also to emails supplied by clerk.

ORDER 06.02.2024 Mr. Justice Nicklin 06.02.202. DIST

Order by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 11th January 2024. Sealed and sent electronically via CMS to parties on 11th January 2024. Also Docs-emailed to additional recipients as per Judges Clerk instruction 11th January 2024.

Order Nicklin J 21/11/23 incs: limitation appln dismissed, Directions, CCMC 5/3/24 t/e 2days, no non-party access to poc without obtaining judicial permission, reporting restrictions remain, costs, liberty to apply. Direct email to supplied emails...

ORDER 17.11.2023 Mr Justice Nicklin 17.11.2023. Pursuant to ss.85A(2) and (3)(b) Courts Act 2003 the Court directs that the applicants identified in the Schedule to this order are permitted to attend the Hearing remotely (via CVP). The Court will ...

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin. Dated the 10th of November 2023

Order by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 27th March 2023. Sealed and applied to CMS 28th March 2023. Emailed to parties (list from Judges clerk) 28th March 2023.

Order by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 27th March 2023. Sealed and applied to CMS on 27th March 2023. Sealed Order emailed to listed parties supplied by Judges clerk 27th March 2023.

Order Nicklin J 24/3/23 directions on remote attendance, coping link to CVP onwards, recording CVp etc DIST via direct email to supplied emails from judges clerk.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 23 March 2023. 1. Pursuant to ss.85A(2) and (3)(b) Courts Act 2003 the Court directs that the applicants identified in the Schedule to this order are permitted to attend the Hearing remotely (via CVP).

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin dated on the 17th of January 2023

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin dated 20 December 2022. 1The February Hearing is vacated.

Order made by Mr Justice Nicklin on 8/11/2022

Particulars of Claim

Claim Form (Part 7)