Cases

US Tobacco v BBC

Comment

The important proposition established in this case, that an otherwise permissible line of defence could be struck out on case management grounds, remained buried for some 10 years due to lack of reporting. It re-emerged in the course of argument in Cruise v Express [1999] QB 931, whereupon the decision was finally reported. It has surfaced occasionally in subsequent cases.

Areas of work

Defamation
Media Law
Publishing

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