The Court considered whether a procedural step taken towards bringing a (criminal) libel action amounted to the commencement of a ‘criminal prosecution’ within the meaning of s.3 of the 1881 Act.
Citations:
(1885) 14 QBD 687
Statutes:
Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 3
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – CXZ v ZXC QBD 26-Jun-2020
Malicious Prosecution needs court involvement
W had made false allegations against her husband of child sex abuse to police. He sued in malicious prosecution. She applied to strike out, and he replied saying that as a developing area of law a strike out was inappropriate.
Held: The claim . .
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Torts – Other, Media
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.652135
