Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2010] All ER (D) 342 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2010] EWHC 2011 (QB)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Tugendhat J

Representation Adrienne Page QC & Richard Munden (instructed by Farooq Bajwa & Co) for the claimant.
  David Glen (instructed by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 30 July 2010

Catchwords

Libel and slander - Defamatory words - Words capable of defamatory meaning - Whether words complained of capable of bearing defamatory meaning alleged - CPR PD 53, para 4.1.

The Case

Libel and slander Defamatory words. The Queen's Bench Division ruled that the words complained of in the claimant's libel action were capable of being understood to refer to the claimant in the meaning alleged.

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