Cases

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Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2006 [clear]

Jameel & Another v Wall Street Journal Europe (No.2) (HL)

Defamation - Libel – Reynolds qualified privilege - Presumption of damage - Corporate claimants

[2006] UKHL 44; [2007] 1 AC 359; [2006] 3 WLR 642; [2006] 4 All ER 1279; [2007] EMLR 14; (2007) Bus LR 291; (2006) HRLR 41; The Times, 12 October 2006; The Independent, 17 October 2006 - House of Lords

Judge Lords Bingham of Cornhill, Hoffman, Hope of Craighead, Scott of Foscote, Baroness Hale of Richmond

Mahfouz and another v Brisard & another

Defamation - Libel - ss8-10 Defamation Act 1996 - Whether Claimants entitled to summary disposal - Whether Claimants entitled to all remedies sought under summary disposal procedure - Declaration of falsity rejected

[2006] EWHC 1191 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Gray J

Galloway v Telegraph Group Ltd (CA)

Libel – Qualified privilege – Reynolds privilege – Reportage – Adoption – Public interest – Fair comment on privileged report – Damages

[2006] EWCA Civ 17; [2006] EMLR 221; [2006] HRLR 13; The Times 6 February 2006; The Independent 26 January 2006 - Court of Appeal

Judge Sir Anthony Clarke MR; Chadwick & Laws LJJ