Baigent and others v The British Broadcasting Corporation and Mcculloch and O’Hare: SCS 19 Feb 1999

Where a defendant in a defamation action caused further distress by persisting through pleadings in attempts to establish the truth of matters alleged, that fact would be reflected properly in an increase in damages.

Judges:

TG Coutts QC

Citations:

Times 05-May-1999, [1999] ScotCS 57

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

Appeal from – Baigent and Co v The BBC and Co SCS 25-Oct-2000
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Defamation, Scotland, Damages

Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.170433