Cases

Hussein v William Hill

Facts

H brought an action for personal injury against WH, seeking at least £57,500 in damages. The judge rejected much of his evidence, finding that he had "deliberately exaggerated" his claim, and, after WM had refused to settle with him, “embarked upon a campaign against them”, including “wild allegations of lies”. He was awarded £50 and ordered to pay indemnity costs. He sought permission to appeal but was refused by the Court of Appeal. He brought four further actions against WH, including this action for libel and slander, in which he claimed that WM had printed posters describing him as a racist, conman and troublemaker, and that a manager of a WH branch had slandered him in the same terms. WH denied that they had published any such poster, or that their manager had slandered H, and pleaded that in the alternative such allegations were justified. They also contended that H’s claim was an abuse of process and should be struck out.

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