Bukhari v Bukhari [2020] EWHC 3469 (QB) (21 December 2020)

Bukhari v Bukhari [2020] EWHC 3469 (QB) (21 December 2020)

The Defendant is required to set out his case on meaning, defamatory status, and fact/opinion in respect of each of the Tweets and videos complained of in the libel claim, as previously agreed, because the number of publications is not so large as to be disproportionate or unduly burdensome, and this approach best...

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Citation
[2020] EWHC 3469 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari; Defendant: Syed Tauqeer Bukhari
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 December 2020
Procedural Posture
Libel Claim (defamation) / Preliminary Case Management Directions Prior to Trial of Preliminary Issues
Outcome
Application granted in favour of Claimant's proposed directions.
Legal Topics
Libel, Meaning of Defamatory Statements, Preliminary Issues, Case Management, Proportionality, Harassment
Defamation Media Law Civil Procedure Libel Meaning of Defamatory Statements Preliminary Issues Case Management Proportionality +1 more

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Parties

Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari

Claimant

Syed Tauqeer Bukhari

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Libel Claim (defamation) / Preliminary Case Management Directions Prior to Trial of Preliminary Issues

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendant should be required to state his case on meaning and preliminary matters for all publications complained of or only a restricted number
  2. 2 How to manage the preliminary trial of meaning, defamatory status, and fact/opinion in a proportionate manner

Ratio Decidendi

The Defendant is required to set out his case on meaning, defamatory status, and fact/opinion in respect of each of the Tweets and videos complained of in the libel claim, as previously agreed, because the number of publications is not so large as to be disproportionate or unduly burdensome, and this approach best furthers the overriding objective and active case management.

Court Disposition

Application granted in favour of Claimant's proposed directions.

Orders

  • Defendant to state his case on meaning, defamatory status, and fact/opinion for each publication complained of in the libel claim.
  • Parties to supply a draft order in similar terms to the previously agreed draft for the court's approval.