Cases

Branson v Bower

Case Reference [2001] EWCA Civ 791; [2001] EMLR 800
Court Court of Appeal
Judge Latham LJ & Sir Philip Otton
Date of Judgment 24 May 2001

Summary

Defamation - libel - fair comment - defendant publishing article about claimant's motives for bidding for National Lottery franchise - whether words complained of comment or statements of fact - judge ruling that words were comment

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