Defence paragraphs alleging justification were to be struck out only in the clearest of cases. One should only plead justification if one has reasonable evidence to support the defence or reasonable grounds for supposing that sufficient evidence will be available at trial.
Citations:
Independent 22-Apr-1994, Times 14-Apr-1994, [1995] EMLR 527
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
See Also – McDonald’s Corporation and Another v Steel and Morris CA 17-Oct-1996
A trial judge’s decisions should not normally be set aside unless they constituted a denial of justice to one or other of the parties. . .
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Defamation
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.83527