Cases

Winslet v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Facts

C, an actress, brought proceedings against D, the proprietors of the Daily Mail over an article that alleged that C had publicly lied about her exercise regime. Proceedings were issued and D made an unqualified offer of amends. C accepted the offer, and compensation of £25k was agreed. C made it clear throughout that she would apply for a unilateral statement in open court if the apology was insufficient. The terms of the apology were not agreed and C applied for permission to make a statement. D argued that C was not entitled to a statement since the offer of amends regime was self-contained and the only remedies to which she was entitled were those available under the provisions of ss2-4 of the Defamation Act 1996, which did not include a unilateral statement.

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