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Yes. Libel damages are never huge unless you can show actual monetary loss. Libel is expensive to fight. Often there are huge evidential issues which require a lot of lawyering. This was a relatively cheap fight. Much of the strategy of libel cases often rests on screwing the other side for costs by making a settlement offer under Part 36 of the CPR which would allow you indemnity costs (ie 100%) of your costs if you win or do better than your offer. In this case the judge did not award indemnity costs.
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Wow, that's amazing. Is it usual that both the people involved in Libel cases lose money?