A quia timet action in a defamation case must specify the precise words which are expected to be used.
Citations:
Times 28-Feb-1996, [1996] 3 All ER 707
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Affirmed – Best v Charter Medical of England Ltd and Another CA 26-Oct-2001
The Civil Procedure Rules did not alter the previous practice in defamation actions, that the words to be relied upon should be pleaded in detail, save only in exceptional circumstances. The case had been properly struck out, as disclosing no . .
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Defamation
Updated: 27 October 2022; Ref: scu.78624
