Cases

Lennon v Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail

Comment

The principles governing cross-border intra UK publication and jurisdiction have been examined in surprisingly few authorities; and what authority there is is in conflict (see Foxen v Scotsman Publications [1995] EMLR 145 and Cumming v Scottish Daily Record [1995] EMLR 538 and discussion in Gatley at para 24.35). This case shows that where a claimant can show that there has been substantial (in the sense of more than token) publication in England & Wales and that he has some reputation to protect, the English Court will not decline jurisdiction in favour of Scotland where the bulk of the publication took place.

Areas of work

Defamation
Foreign Jurisdictions
Media Law
Sports Law

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