Dell'olio v Associated Newspapers Ltd
The words complained of, though unflattering and insulting, do not reach the threshold of seriousness required to be defamatory and are not capable of bearing the meaning attributed by the claimant or any other defamatory meaning.
- Parties
- Claimant: Nancy Dell'Olio; Defendant: Associated Newspapers Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 December 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Libel / Application for Determination of Meaning and Strike Out
- Outcome
- Claim dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Libel, Defamatory Meaning, Threshold of Seriousness, Freedom of Expression, Article 8 ECHR, Article 10 ECHR
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Parties
Nancy Dell'Olio
Claimant
Associated Newspapers Ltd
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Libel / Application for Determination of Meaning and Strike Out
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the words complained of are capable of bearing the defamatory meaning attributed by the claimant or any other defamatory meaning
- 2 Whether the words meet the threshold of seriousness required for defamation
Ratio Decidendi
The words complained of, though unflattering and insulting, do not reach the threshold of seriousness required to be defamatory and are not capable of bearing the meaning attributed by the claimant or any other defamatory meaning.
Court Disposition
Claim dismissed
Orders
- The claim is dismissed.
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