Cases

Jameel (Yousef) v Dow Jones & Co. Inc.

Facts

The Defendant published an article in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal which contained a link to the so-called 'Golden Chain' document, a list of names on which the name 'Yousif Jameel' appeared. The Claimant obtained permission to serve libel proceedings on the Defendant out of the jurisdiction, relying on the fact that there were over 5,000 subscribers to the online edition in this jurisdiction. The Defendant made no jurisdiction application, but some 4 months after serving its Defence applied to strike out the claim on various grounds, relying on evidence to the effect that only 5 people had accessed the document in this jurisdiction. Eady J declined to strike out the claim, and acceded to an application by the Claimant to strike out various paragraphs of the Defence. The Defendant appealed.

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