| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 137 (Jul) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWCA Civ 804 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Lord Neuberger MR, Moore-Bick and Moses LJJ |
| Representation | James Price QC and William Bennett (instructed by Edwin Coe LLP) for the claimant. |
| Richard Rampton QC and Kate Wilson (instructed by Times Newspapers Ltd) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 13 July 2010 |
Catchwords
Libel and slander - Privilege - Qualified privilege - Common law privilege - Responsible journalism - Allegations being made to police - Whether publication of allegation protected by defence of qualified privilege - s 15.
The Case
Libel and slander Privilege. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that, inter alia, allegations made to the police were not excluded from the ambit of potential Reynolds privilege.
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