Cases

Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No. 2)

Facts

An individual and a company (C2) sued for libel in respect of an article published in May 2005. A year later, after the limitation period had expired, C2 applied to add two subsidiaries, C3 and C4 to the claim by substituting them for parts of C2's claim under CPR 19.5. The application was refused and an appeal dismissed. C3 and C4 now applied under s32A of the Limitation Act 1980 for disapplication of the limitation period. In the alternative C2 applied to amend its claim to seek compensation for injury to its subsidiaries.

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