Cases

Active filters: Barrister: Adrienne Page KC [clear]
Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2001 [clear]

Carpenter v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Defamation - Libel- Fair Trial - Striking Out - CPR 3.4(2) - Abuse of Process - article 6 - right to a fair trial

30/11/2001 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Gray J

Al-Fagih v HH Saudi Research & Marketing

Defamation - Libel - Qualified privilege - Reynolds - Duties of responsible journalists - Verification of information - Political debate - Neutral reportage

[2001] EWCA Civ 1634; [2002] EMLR 215 - Court of Appeal

Judge SImon Brown LJ, Mantell LJ, Latham LJ

Branson v Bower

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

[2001] EWCA Civ 791; [2001] EMLR 800 - Court of Appeal

Judge Latham LJ & Sir Philip Otton

Elite Model Agency v BBC

Defamation - libel - reference - defamation of a company - whether correct claimant had sued - whether individuals should have sued

24/05/2001 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J