Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd
The application for permission to appeal is adjourned pending a preliminary determination of whether the words are defamatory or capable of being defamatory, as this is a necessary predicate for the relevance of the questions addressed.
- Parties
- Appellant: Thornton; Respondent: Telegraph Media Group Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 29 March 2010
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal
- Outcome
- application adjourned
- Legal Topics
- Fair Comment, Defamatory Meaning, Preliminary Issues
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Parties
Thornton
Appellant
Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the words complained of are defamatory or capable of being defamatory
- 2 Whether the defence of fair comment is available if facts are misstated
Ratio Decidendi
The application for permission to appeal is adjourned pending a preliminary determination of whether the words are defamatory or capable of being defamatory, as this is a necessary predicate for the relevance of the questions addressed.
Court Disposition
application adjourned
Orders
- Application for permission to appeal is adjourned pending a preliminary determination on defamatory meaning.
- If restored, notice must be given to the intended respondents for any cross-application.
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