Hird v Wood: CA 1894

A defamatory placard was placed at the side of the road. The defendant sat by it, pointing it out to passers by, but there was no direct evidence as to who had placed the placard there.
Held: This was evidence of his publishing it.

Citations:

(1894) 38 SJ 234

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedIslam Expo Ltd v The Spectator (1828) Ltd and Another QBD 30-Jul-2010
The claimant sought damages in defamation against the defendant in respect of its web-site. It said that the use of hyperlinks to third party sites was sufficient to identify the claimant and associate it with the allegations made.
Held: The . .
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Defamation

Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.194304

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