Cases

Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Facts

C, a former solicitor who was suspended from practice by the Law Society sued D, the publisher of the Daily Mail and (at that time) the Evening Standard, for libel in respect of a number of articles alleging that he committed fraud, had bogus academic and legal qualifications and employed a serving Met police officer as a secret expert to assist a defendant in a prosecution involving the Met. At this time the issue came before the Master for an extension of time for service of a Defence.

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