References: [1829] 5 Bing 392, [1829] EngR 350, (1829) 5 Bing 392, (1829) 130 ER 1112
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Coram: Best CJ
In an action for a libel, it is no plea, that the defendant had the libellous statement from another, and upon publication disclosed the author’s name.
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Stern -v- Piper and Others CA (Gazette 12-Jun-96, Times 30-May-96, [1997] QB 123, Bailii, [1996] EWCA Civ 1291, [1996] 3 WLR 715, [1996] EMLR 413, [1996] 3 All ER 385)
The defendant newspaper said that allegations had been made against the plaintiff that he was not paying his debts. In their defence they pleaded justification and the fact that he was being sued for debt.
Held: A defamation was not to be . . - Cited – Watkin -v- Hall ([1868] LR 3 QB 396, (1868) 9 B&S 279, [1868] 37 LJQB 125, [1868] 18 LT 561, [1868] 32 JP 485, [1868] 16 WR 857, [1861-73] All ER 275)
The plaintiff was chairman of a railway company. He claimed in defamation after the defendant said there was a rumour of his having failed, thus explaining the fall in the company’s share value.
Held: It was no defence to say that it was true . . - Cited – Lewis -v- Daily Telegraph Ltd HL ([1964] AC 235)
The House considered a libel action arising out of an article headlined ‘Fraud squad probe firm’.
Held: The House defined the general principles for the ascertainment of the meaning of words in defamation proceedings. The test to be applied is . . - Cited – Stern -v- Piper and Others CA (Gazette 12-Jun-96, Times 30-May-96, [1997] QB 123, Bailii, [1996] EWCA Civ 1291, [1996] 3 WLR 715, [1996] EMLR 413, [1996] 3 All ER 385)
The defendant newspaper said that allegations had been made against the plaintiff that he was not paying his debts. In their defence they pleaded justification and the fact that he was being sued for debt.
Held: A defamation was not to be . . - Cited – Curistan -v- Times Newspapers Ltd CA (Bailii, [2008] EWCA Civ 432, Times 06-May-08, [2009] 2 WLR 149, [2008] 3 All ER 923, [2008] EMLR 17)
The court considered the availability of qualified privilege for reporting of statements made in parliament and the actionable meaning of the article, which comprised in part those statements and in part other factual material representing the . .
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