Cases

Williams v MGN Ltd

Held

Striking out the claim:

(1) There were statements of law which made it plain that, in the present context, the allegation of being a 'grass' was, as a matter of public policy, incapable of bearing a defamatory meaning.

(2) Having regard to C's background and serious criminal convictions, the Daily Mirror publications did not constitute a "real and substantial tort"; accordingly the claim was an abuse of process.

(3) The claim was clearly brought out of time, and there was no reason why the court would exercise its powers to disapply the limitation period, and in any event, no such application had been made.

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