Budu v The British Broadcasting Corporation [2010] EWHC 616 (QB) (23 March 2010)

Budu v The British Broadcasting Corporation [2010] EWHC 616 (QB) (23 March 2010)

The articles, when read together, are incapable of bearing the pleaded meanings of illegal immigrant or security risk; the BBC is not liable for the Google snippet as it does not repeat a defamatory sting; the action is an abuse of process as any residual meaning is true and Loutchansky notices have been attached.

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Citation
[2010] EWHC 616 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: Samuel Kingsford Budu; Defendant: The British Broadcasting Corporation
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 March 2010
Procedural Posture
Libel Action / Application to Strike Out And/or Summary Judgment
Outcome
Action struck out as abuse of process
Legal Topics
Libel, Publication, Republication, Meaning, Reference, Google Snippets, Limitation, Abuse of Process
Defamation Media Law Civil Procedure Libel Publication Republication Meaning Reference +3 more

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Parties

Samuel Kingsford Budu

Claimant

The British Broadcasting Corporation

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Libel Action / Application to Strike Out And/or Summary Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the articles and Google snippet are capable of bearing defamatory meanings pleaded by the Claimant
  2. 2 Whether the BBC is liable for republication via Google snippet
  3. 3 Whether the action should be struck out as an abuse of process

Ratio Decidendi

The articles, when read together, are incapable of bearing the pleaded meanings of illegal immigrant or security risk; the BBC is not liable for the Google snippet as it does not repeat a defamatory sting; the action is an abuse of process as any residual meaning is true and Loutchansky notices have been attached.

Court Disposition

Action struck out as abuse of process

Orders

  • Claim dismissed
  • No defence required