The defendant sought to set aside summary judgment against him in a defamation action relating to a publication on the internet. The action had been heard over several years with the defendant being unrepresented, ill or abroad.
Held: The application failed. None of the issues raised by the defendant had been determinative of the judgment given in 2003, the claimants did not appear to have misled the judge, and the defendant had still produced no evidence to support any possible basis for running his defence.
Judges:
Eady J
Citations:
[2011] EWHC 48 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Hertfordshire Investments Ltd v Bubb and Another CA 25-Jul-2000
When considering an application for a re-hearing of a County Court action in order to consider and admit new evidence, the county court and High Court practice is now the same and the judge should consider the list of questions in Ladd v Marshall, . .
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Defamation
Updated: 01 September 2022; Ref: scu.428709