| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 35 (Apr) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] EWCA Civ 423 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Pill, Elias LJJ and Sharp J |
| Representation | Mark Warby QC and Adam Speker (instructed by Davenport Lyons) for the claimant. |
| Paul Epstein QC (instructed by David Price Solicitors & Advocates) and David Price QC (of David Price Solicitors & Advocates) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 April 2012 |
Catchwords
Libel and slander - Defamatory words - Words capable of defamatory meaning - Claimant issuing proceedings complaining of words published in second defendant's newspaper and on its website alleging claimant guilty of corruption - Judge striking out defences of justification and fair comment - Defendants seeking permission for defences to be reinstated on basis of new wording - Judge refusing permission - Defendants appealing both decisions - Whether judge erring - CPR PD 53.
The Case
Libel and slander Defamatory words. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the defendants' appeal against the judge's finding that their pleaded defence to a claim of libel was insufficiently pleaded.
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