Hamilton v Al Fayed (No 4): CA 2001

The court considered the applicability of cases before the introduction of the new rules on the exercise of a judge’s discretion.
Held: The old cases ‘remain powerful persuasive authority’.

Judges:

Lord Phillips MR

Citations:

[2001] EMLR 15

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAl-Koronky and Another v Time-Life Entertainment Group Ltd and Another CA 28-Jul-2006
The claimants sought damages after publication of articles alleging severe mistreatment of a servant. One defendant had settled and apologised, but the defendant publisher and author had persisted with the allegation. The claimants who lived in . .
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Civil Procedure Rules

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.244087