Cleese v Clark and Another: QBD 6 Feb 2003

Assessment of damages after offer of amends.
Held: the Court’s award of damages serves as ‘an outward and visible sign of vindication’

Judges:

Eady J

Citations:

[2003] EWHC 137 (QB), [2004] EMLR 3

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Defamation Act 1996 3

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedDhir v Saddler QBD 6-Dec-2017
Slander damages reduced for conduct
Claim in slander. The defendant was said, at a church meeting to have accused the client of threatening to slit her throat. The defendant argued that the audience of 80 was not large enough.
Held: ‘the authorities demonstrate that it is the . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Defamation, Damages

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.464875