The court was aksed, where a claim for damages for libel and slander is dismissed because the sting of the defamation is defeated by the defence of justification, can the same remarks nonetheless found a claim for breach of the claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for his privacy and reputation?
Judges:
Ward, Sedley, Longmore LJJ
Citations:
[2009] ELR 14, [2008] EWCA Civ 1258
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Defamation, Human Rights
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.277917
