Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Defamation and Malicious Falsehood [clear]
Year: 2011 [clear]
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Dell’Olio v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Libel - ruling on meaning - whether pleaded meaning possible - approach to question whether words can bear any other defamatory meaning - relevance of Pre-Action Protocol and letter of claim - pleaded meaning impossible - C identified no other meaning of which she might complain - action dismissed

[2011] EWHC 3272 (QB) - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Tugendhat J

Dominic Raab MP v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Libel - application for stay  - strike out - abuse of process - overriding objective - Art 10 ECHR - ability to defend a claim - Dominic Raab MP - Associated Newspapers Ltd - employment dispute - settlement agreement - confidentiality clause

[2011] EWHC 3375 (QB) - QBD

Judge Tugendhat J

Davison v Habeeb & Ors

Defamation – Service out of jurisdiction - Internet blogs – Liability of blog hosting provider for publication at common law – Immunity under Reg. 19 Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

[2011] EWHC 3031 (QB) - QBD

Judge HHJ Richard Parkes QC