National Union of General and Municipal Workers v Gillian: 1946

A non-trading corporation (a trade union) which had been assimilated to a trading corporation sought damages for defamation.

Citations:

[1946] KB 81

Cited by:

CitedDerbyshire County Council v Times Newspapers Ltd and Others HL 18-Feb-1993
Local Council may not Sue in Defamation
Local Authorities must be open to criticism as political and administrative bodies, and so cannot be allowed to sue in defamation. Such a right would operate as ‘a chill factor’ on free speech. Freedom of speech was the underlying value which . .
CitedJameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl HL 11-Oct-2006
The House was asked as to the capacity of a limited company to sue for damage to its reputation, where it had no trading activity within the jurisdiction, and as to the extent of the Reynolds defence. The defendants/appellants had published an . .
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Defamation

Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.245338