Cases

Adelson v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No 3)

Issue

  1. Whether the defence of justification should be struck out given D's proposed admission of falsity.
  2. Whether the claim should be stayed or dismissed if Cs did not accept D's open offer.
  3. Whether the court would permit the draft statement in open court to be read given D's proposed admission of falsity.
  4. Whether D's open offer was capable of acceptance, having regard to the proposal concerning costs.

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