Judges:
Ward, Sedley, Hooper LJJ
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Civ 972, [2008] 1 All ER 750
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Charman v Orion Publishing Group Ltd and others QBD 13-Jul-2006
The claimant police officer sought damages from the defendants who had published a book alleging that he had been corrupt. The defendants claimed privilege under Reynolds and the 1996 Act.
Held: The defence of qualified privilege failed. . .
Cited by:
Cited – Caplin v Associated Newspapers Ltd QBD 20-Jun-2011
The defendant sought clarification through the court as to the meanings inherent in the words complained of.
Held: The application failed. ‘I do not consider the ordinary reasonable reader would be perverse to conclude that the suspicions . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Defamation
Updated: 12 July 2022; Ref: scu.259839