Issues about the proper interpretation and effect of section 9 of the 2013 Act. Section 9(2) provides that ‘A court does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine an action to which this section applies unless the court is satisfied that, of all the places in which the statement complained of has been published, England and Wales is clearly the most appropriate place in which to bring an action in respect of the statement’. By a judgment dated 31 July 2019 Mr Justice Nicklin (‘the judge’) found that England and Wales was not clearly the most appropriate place in which to bring the libel claim in this action and made a declaration that the Court had no jurisdiction to hear the claim.
Judges:
Lord Justice Dingemans
Citations:
[2020] EWCA Civ 672
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Defamation
Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.651062
