Cases

Collins Stewart Limited & Another v The Financial Times Ltd (No 2)

Comment

As the Court recognised, there is no authoritative statement defining or de-limiting the circumstances in which an award of aggravated damages may be recoverable. After a historical examination of the circumstances in which such awards had previously been made, the Court reached a firm conclusion in line with the generally accepted view that a corporate claimant has no feelings which can be injured and thus aggravated damages are inappropriate. The judge gave permission to appeal but no appeal was pursued.

Areas of work

Defamation
Media Law

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