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Defamation: Out of harm’s way
Hannah Kent discusses defamation claims ‘It is important to bear in mind a claimant company’s particular circumstances. A particular statement may cause greater or lesser financial loss to a company, depending on their circumstances and the reaction of those to whom it is published.’ A claimant cannot have an actionable defamation claim unless the allegedly …
Cases Referenced
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- Brett Wilson LLP v Person(s) Unknown, Responsible for the Operation and Publication of the Website www.solicitorsfromhelluk.com [2015] EWHC 2628 (QB)
- Burki v Seventy Thirty Ltd & ors [2018] EWHC 2151 (QB)
- Dow Jones & Co Inc v Jameel [2005] EWCA Civ 75
- EuroEco Fuels (Poland) Ltd & ors v Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority SA & ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1932
- Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2015] EWHC 2242 (QB)
- Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1334
- Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2019] UKSC 27
- Sim v Stretch [1936] 2 All ER 1237
- Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 1414 (QB)