Pitman -v- Jersey Evening Post and 1st Jersey Limited [2013] JCA 149 (30 July 2013)
The application was dismissed due to extreme and unjustified delay in seeking leave to appeal, and because the alleged relationship between the Jurat and the director did not amount to apparent bias under the applicable legal test.
- Citation
- [2013] JCA 149
- Parties
- First Applicant: Mrs Shona Pitman; Second Applicant: Mr Trevor Mark Pitman; First Respondent: Jersey Evening Post Limited; Second Respondent: 1st Jersey Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 30 July 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time / Court of Appeal, Single Judge
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Apparent Bias, Fair Trial, Defamation
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Parties
Mrs Shona Pitman
First Applicant
Mr Trevor Mark Pitman
Second Applicant
Jersey Evening Post Limited
First Respondent
1st Jersey Limited
Second Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time / Court of Appeal, Single Judge
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether leave to appeal out of time should be granted
- 2 Whether there was apparent bias due to relationship between Jurat and director of respondent's parent company
Ratio Decidendi
The application was dismissed due to extreme and unjustified delay in seeking leave to appeal, and because the alleged relationship between the Jurat and the director did not amount to apparent bias under the applicable legal test.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application for leave to appeal out of time is dismissed
- Any submissions as to costs to be made in writing within 7 days
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