CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 3099 (QB) (25 November 2011)

CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 3099 (QB) (25 November 2011)

Permission to read the unilateral statement in open court is refused because the draft statement is ambiguous and potentially misleading, failing to clarify whether allegations of demands for money are disavowed or justified, and thus does not achieve the intended vindication or put the record straight.

Citation
[2011] EWHC 3099 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: CTB; First Defendant: News Group Newspapers Limited; Second Defendant: Imogen Thomas
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
25 November 2011
Procedural Posture
Application for Permission to Read a Unilateral Statement in Open Court / Post Settlement, Pre Trial
Outcome
Permission refused
Legal Topics
Misuse of Private or Confidential Information, Statements in Open Court, Settlement Procedure, Article 8 ECHR Rights
Privacy Civil Procedure Misuse of Private or Confidential Information Statements in Open Court Settlement Procedure Article 8 ECHR Rights

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Parties

CTB

Claimant

News Group Newspapers Limited

First Defendant

Imogen Thomas

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application for Permission to Read a Unilateral Statement in Open Court / Post Settlement, Pre Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should permit a unilateral statement in open court as part of settlement in a privacy action
  2. 2 Whether the proposed statement would be misleading or ambiguous
  3. 3 Whether a defendant may use the open court statement procedure for vindication

Ratio Decidendi

Permission to read the unilateral statement in open court is refused because the draft statement is ambiguous and potentially misleading, failing to clarify whether allegations of demands for money are disavowed or justified, and thus does not achieve the intended vindication or put the record straight.

Court Disposition

Permission refused

Orders

  • Application for permission to read a unilateral statement in open court is refused