Cases

Atlantis World Group of Companies NV & Another v Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso SpA

Facts

C1 & C2 sued for alleged libel published by D in England in an Italian magazine, L'Espresso, of which some 219 copies were published in the UK. C1 was a Dutch Antilles company with a base in Rome whose only business at the time of publication was collecting gaming taxes in Italy. C2 was a related English company, formed to take over the Italian tax collecting business, but carrying on no trade. C1 & C2 complained of meanings that they were controlled, or reasonably suspected of being controlled by the mafia, or lesser meanings involving links to the mafia. C2 alleged the publication had caused actual damage. D disputed the Cs' right to sue, reference, meaning and damage and alleged that the claims were an abuse of process. These questions were all determined at the trial of the action.

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