The defendant applied to amend its defence to the defamation claim. The effect of the proposed amendment had been to withdraw the defence based on its offer of amends and to substitute for it a plea of justification in respect of one of three passages complained of by the claimant, Mr Warren, in its book about the career of the boxer Ricky Hatton.
Held: Refused
Judges:
Gray J
Citations:
[2007] EWHC 2856 (QB)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Warren v The Random House Group Ltd QBD 5-Dec-2007
The court had refused an earlier application by the defendant to amend its defence, after its offer of amends had been accepted, so as to allow it to withdraw that offer and plead justification. The defendant now sought an amendment to allow . .
See Also – Warren v The Random House Group Ltd QBD 20-Dec-2007
The parties had settled a defamation action by means of an offer of amends. The defendant changed his mind about the offer, and the court now considered whether the accepted offer of amends was binding as a contract.
Held: It was a contract, . .
See Also – Warren v The Random House Group Ltd CA 16-Jul-2008
An offer of amends by the defendant had been accepted by the claimant. The defendant then sought to set aside the agreement and to resist the claim on its merits in reliance on a defence of justification. The parties disputed whether such an offer . .
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Defamation, Litigation Practice
Updated: 12 July 2022; Ref: scu.262182