Cases

Active filters: Barrister: Justin Rushbrooke KC [clear]
Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2011 [clear]

Thornton v Telegraph Group (No. 4)

Defamation - Malicious Falsehood - offer of amends - malice - knowledge - Defamation Act 1996

[2011] EWHC 1884 (QB) - High Court, Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Baturina v Times Newspapers Ltd (CA)

Defamation – Innuendo meanings – Strict liability – Requirement to plead publishees with knowledge of relevant facts – Liability for third party re-publications - Foreseeability of damage – Jameel abuse of process

[2011] EWCA Civ 308 - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Judge Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR, Sedley and Hooper LJJ

Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd (No 3)

Defamation – Malicious falsehood – Amendment – Application to amend defence to malicious falsehood claim to plead honest comment – Whether amendment should be permitted

[2011] EWHC 159 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J