Cases

Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No.2)

Held

Granting the application, (1) a meaning of actual suspicion of neglect was within the third tier of meaning recognised in Chase v News Group; it was legitimate in principle and the court, whilst doubting that the words complained of in respect of Miss B bore a meaning at this level, could not rule it out (Berezovsky v Forbes referred to); (2) Subsequent conduct which is capable of indicating a guilty mind may be relied on to establish guilt: Moriarty v L C & D Ry (1870) LR 5 QB 314. Further, as shown by the standard Lucas direction in criminal cases, a lie can sometimes be corroborative of guilt. Accordingly, the plea was permissible.

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