Risk Allah Bey v Johnstone: 1868

A court should not allow an apology where the person apologising did not believe in its truth.

Judges:

Cockburn CJ

Citations:

(1868) 18 LT 620

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAdelson and Another v Associated Newspapers QBD 19-Feb-2008
Complaint was made that an article was defamatory of the owner of Manchester United. The defendant now argued that the game was not worth the candle. The costs vastly exceeded any possible recovery, and it had openly offered vindication, and that . .
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Defamation

Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.278227