Cases

Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd (CA)

Facts

D published an article about an alleged proposed joint venture for a new casino in Manchester between C1, who owned and ran casinos and associated businesses in Las Vegas, specifically through C2 a company of which he was chairman and chief executive officer, and a third party owner of a football club. The article suggested that such a venture would bring unwelcome changes to football in general and to the football club in question in particular. The article also contained an account of C1's business activities throughout his working life. C1 and C2 sued in libel. Subsequently they applied for permission to amend the claim to add as claimants two corporate subsidiaries of C1. Tugendhat J dismissed the application, holding (i) that the application involved not merely the addition of new claimants but also of new claims and (ii) that no mistake had been established that fell within CPR 19.5(3). Cs appealed.

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