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Culnane v Morris and Another: QBD 8 Nov 2005

No specific privilege arises from the fact that a statement has been made in the context of an election campaign.

Judges:

Eady J

Citations:

[2005] EWHC 2438 (QB), [2006] 1 WLR 2880

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Defamation Act 1952 10

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedQuinton v Peirce and Another QBD 30-Apr-2009
One election candidate said that another had defamed him in an election leaflet. Additional claims were made in injurious falsehood and under the Data Protection Act.
Held: The claim in defamation failed. There were no special privileges in . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Defamation, Elections

Updated: 22 August 2022; Ref: scu.235123

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