Cases

Fallon v MGN Ltd

Comment

In Grobbelaar v News Group [2002] UKHL 40 the claimant agreed to stay his libel action pending the outcome of related criminal proceedings. But, as Eady J accepted, a crucial distinction was that at the time of the agreement Grobbelaar had been charged (unlike Fallon) with taking money to fix matches, and the newspaper had already pleaded a defence of justification to the same effect. It is difficult to persuade the Court to grant a stay of defamation proceedings and inchoate criminal charges would appear to be insufficient.

Areas of work

Defamation
Sports Law

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