| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 361 (Jul) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2005] EWHC 1156 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Eady J |
| Representation | Laurence Harris of Kendall Freeman for the claimants. |
| The defendants did not appear and were not represented. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 3 May 2005 |
Catchwords
Libel and slander - Summary disposal - Quantum - Allegation claimants involved in funding of terrorism - Whether words complained of libellous - Whether claimants entitled to damages - , ss 8 - 10.
The Case
Pursuant to the summary disposal procedure under ss810 of the it was held that a book written by the first defendant and published by the second defendant entitled 'Funding Evil, How Terrorism is FinancedAnd How to Stop it' was libellous of the claimants in so far as it alleged, inter alia, that they were involved in funding Al Qaeda. Each claimant was awarded damages of 10,000.
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