Burleigh v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 2359 (QB) (02 September 2020)

Burleigh v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 2359 (QB) (02 September 2020)

The Apology neither alleges nor implies any culpable failure, want of skill, or care on the part of the Claimant; the corrections are trivial or insubstantial, and no attribution of fault or blame is made. Therefore, the Apology is not defamatory of the Claimant at common law.

Citation
[2020] EWHC 2359 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: Nina Burleigh; Defendant: Telegraph Media Group Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 September 2020
Procedural Posture
Libel Action / Determination of Preliminary Issues on Written Submissions
Outcome
Claim dismissed; Defendant entitled to judgment.
Legal Topics
Libel, Defamatory Meaning, Apology, Journalistic Standards, Common Law Defamation
Defamation Media Law Libel Defamatory Meaning Apology Journalistic Standards Common Law Defamation

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Parties

Nina Burleigh

Claimant

Telegraph Media Group Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Libel Action / Determination of Preliminary Issues on Written Submissions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the published apology was defamatory of the Claimant at common law
  2. 2 What is the natural and ordinary meaning of the Apology in respect of the Claimant

Ratio Decidendi

The Apology neither alleges nor implies any culpable failure, want of skill, or care on the part of the Claimant; the corrections are trivial or insubstantial, and no attribution of fault or blame is made. Therefore, the Apology is not defamatory of the Claimant at common law.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed; Defendant entitled to judgment.