Cases

Active filters: Barrister: Richard Munden [clear]
Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2011 [clear]

Wright v Caan

Defamation - Libel - Meaning - Natural and ordinary meaning - Innuendo meaning - Whether words complained of capable of bearing meanings pleaded - Whether innuendo properly pleaded - Malicious falsehood - Whether words complained of capable of being likely to cause pecuniary damage - Whether claims in malicious falsehood properly pleaded - Application to amend particulars of claim

[2011] EWHC 1978 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge HHJ Parkes QC

Bowker v RSPB

Defamation – Libel - Defamatory meaning - Mode of trial – Summary judgment - Qualified privilege – Malice – Scientific issues

[2011] EWHC 737 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Sharp J

Woodbridge v Stapleton

Libel - Qualified privilege - Malice - Summary judgment - Strike out - Jameel v Dow Jones - Abuse of process - Proportionality

Unreported, 20 January 2011 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Mackay J