Cases

GKR Karate v Yorkshire Post Ltd

Facts

The Claimant sued for libel over an article accusing it of endangering children at its karate classes, and using high-pressure sales techniques to attract them. The Defendants pleaded defences of Reynolds qualified privilege, fair comment and justification. The judge ordered that privilege and malice should be tried as preliminary issues. The Claimant appealed, contending that the judge was wrong to make an order with the effect of excluding from the jury's consideration evidence as to the truth or falsity of the article, the reliability of the Defendants' source, and what could have been discovered if further inquiry had been made.

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