Cases

Richardson v Schwarzenegger & Others

Comment

Here the Court applied two familiar principles: (1) a defendant is taken to be responsible for the republication which takes place as an appreciable consequence of what he says (McManus v Beckham); and (2) publication on the Internet gives rise to a cause of action in the UK and the so-called "single-publication rule" has no application under English law (King v Lewis). The application of these principles shows the width of the potential liability of foreigners for defamatory remarks published on the Internet. If these remarks are made about someone who has a reputation to protect in the UK, the Court is unlikely to stay any claim on the basis that another jurisdiction is clearly more appropriate.

Areas of work

Defamation
Foreign Jurisdictions

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