Overview

• Judge ruled Murray’s depiction of Hegab as a mob-instigator during Leicester unrest to be substantially true, defeating the defamation claim.
• Court characterized Hegab’s in-court testimony as combative and concluded he lied on key issues, rendering his evidence worthless.
• Messages submitted to support Hegab’s financial loss claims were judged contrived and failed to prove serious reputational harm.
• The judge noted that Hegab’s own YouTube content posed at least as much reputational risk as the Spectator article.
• Hegab’s Data Protection Act claim was dismissed after the court determined the 2022 article contained no material inaccuracies.