In looking at questions of costs in libel actions it is often appropriate to consider, as a matter of substance and reality, who was the true winner in the proceedings.
Citations:
[1998] EMLR 161
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Christie v Wilson and Others CA 13-Jan-1999
The second defendant appealed an order that he pay the costs of the claimant in his successful defamation action. The action had been decided by a jury rejecting the assertion that the claimant an athlete had used drugs.
Held: There was no . .
Cited – King v Telegraph Group Ltd CA 18-May-2004
The defendant appealed against interim costs orders made in the claim against it for defamation.
Held: The general power of cost capping measures available to courts were available also in defamation proceedings. The claimant was being . .
Cited – Douglas and others v Hello! Ltd and others ChD 23-Jan-2004
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Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Costs, Defamation
Updated: 22 September 2022; Ref: scu.192279
