Dee v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 2546 (QB) (19 October 2009)

Dee v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 2546 (QB) (19 October 2009)

The claimant is directed to answer the defendant's requests for further information regarding whether his 54 consecutive defeats were in tournaments on the 'international professional circuit' and whether the Spanish tournaments were part of such a circuit, as this clarification is necessary to define the factual issues for trial and does not amount to conceding the defendant's case on meaning.

Citation
[2009] EWHC 2546 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: Robert Dee; Defendant: Telegraph Media Group Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 October 2009
Procedural Posture
Defamation / Interlocutory Application for Further Information
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Libel, Pleadings, Further Information, Meaning of Words, Justification
Media Law Defamation Libel Pleadings Further Information Meaning of Words Justification

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Parties

Robert Dee

Claimant

Telegraph Media Group Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Defamation / Interlocutory Application for Further Information

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant must answer requests for further information regarding the definition and application of 'international professional circuit' and related terms in the context of the alleged defamatory publication
  2. 2 Whether the Spanish tournaments in which the claimant participated formed part of the 'international professional circuit'

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant is directed to answer the defendant's requests for further information regarding whether his 54 consecutive defeats were in tournaments on the 'international professional circuit' and whether the Spanish tournaments were part of such a circuit, as this clarification is necessary to define the factual issues for trial and does not amount to conceding the defendant's case on meaning.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Claimant to answer the defendant's requests for further information constructively and not merely by way of non-admission.