Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2004 [clear]
Starting with: W [clear]

W v Westminster CC & Others

Defamation - libel - absolute privilege - qualified privilege - malice - s.7 Human Rights Act 1998

[2004] EWHC 2866 (QB); The Times, 7 January 2005 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Wood v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police (CA)

Defamation - libel - qualified privilege - summary judgment - slander - amendment to add case in slander after the close of evidence at trial - s.32A Limitation Act 1980 - CPR 17.4

[2004] EWCA Civ 1638; [2005] EMLR 449; The Times, 13 December 2004 - Court of Appeal

Judge May, Dyson & Wall LJJ

Worme & Another v Commissioner of Police of Grenada

Human Rights - Criminal Libel - Public Figures - Public Interest - Freedom of Expression - Reputation - Intentional Libel - Defences - Qualified Privilege - ss.252, 253, 257 and 258 Criminal Code of Granada - s.10 Constitution of Granada

[2004] UKPC 8; [2004] 2 AC 430; [2004] 2 WLR 1044; [2004] EMLR 173 - Privy Council

Judge Lords Bingham, Browne-Wilkinson, Slynn, Rodger & Walker and Sir Andrew Legatt