Mohamed Amersi v BBC

Mohamed Amersi v BBC

Both the Programme and Article conveyed that there are strong grounds for suspecting that, during his work for Telia, Mr Amersi had been involved in deals on its behalf which he knew or should have known were corrupt, or involved corrupt payments. This meaning is defamatory of the claimant at common law.

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Parties
Claimant: Mohamed Amersi; Defendant: British Broadcasting Corporation
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Trial of Preliminary Issues (meaning and Defamatory Tendency)
Outcome
Preliminary issue determined; meaning found as stated; no separate order for costs of the application, costs in the case.
Legal Topics
Meaning in Defamation, Levels of Defamatory Meaning (chase Levels), Political Donations, Media Publications, Preliminary Issues
Defamation Media Law Meaning in Defamation Levels of Defamatory Meaning (chase Levels) Political Donations Media Publications Preliminary Issues

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Parties

Mohamed Amersi

Claimant

British Broadcasting Corporation

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Defamation / Trial of Preliminary Issues (meaning and Defamatory Tendency)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What is the natural and ordinary meaning of the publications complained of?
  2. 2 Is the meaning defamatory of the claimant at common law?

Ratio Decidendi

Both the Programme and Article conveyed that there are strong grounds for suspecting that, during his work for Telia, Mr Amersi had been involved in deals on its behalf which he knew or should have known were corrupt, or involved corrupt payments. This meaning is defamatory of the claimant at common law.

Court Disposition

Preliminary issue determined; meaning found as stated; no separate order for costs of the application, costs in the case.

Orders

  • The meaning of both publications is: 'There are strong grounds for suspecting that, during his work for Telia, Mr Amersi had been involved in deals on its behalf which he knew or should have known were corrupt, or involved corrupt payments.'
  • This meaning is defamatory of the claimant at common law.