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The Privy Council held that one radio/Facebook statement was defamatory, upheld rejection of later posts, and set aside damages for reassessment.
Privy Council held that assessed costs, not prescribed costs, were appropriate after discontinuance of a defamation claim where the proceedings were ill-founded and complex.
The Privy Council held that Saint Lucia’s article 917A validly imports relevant English statute law as well as common law, including the UK Defamation Act 2013.
The Privy Council allowed a defamation appeal by a Trinidad and Tobago politician, holding his press conference remarks were qualified by the need for investigation and did not impute guilt.
The Privy Council held that the trial judge was not plainly wrong to find no sufficient nexus between earlier defamatory articles and later identifying articles.
The Privy Council dismissed a libel appeal, upholding the Isle of Man court’s decision to let the claim proceed despite limitation challenges.
Ibrahim v HCA International Ltd [2018] UKEAT 0105_18_1309 (13 September 2018)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a complaint alleging false rumours and defamation could fall within section 43B(1)(b) ERA 1996, but the appeal still failed because the disclosure was not made in the public interest.
The Privy Council allowed a defamation appeal, holding that Reynolds privilege did not protect serious allegations published without proper verification or seeking response.
Ryanair Ltd v Tyler [2010] DRS 8527 (07 October 2010)
The Expert ordered transfer of ihateryanair.co.uk to Ryanair, finding Ryanair had rights in the RYANAIR mark and that the domain was an abusive registration.
Goldman v North London College Of Health Studies & Anor [1997] UKEAT 1238_96_1004 (10 April 1997)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed Mr Goldman’s appeal against refusal to postpone his discrimination hearing, finding no error of discretion.
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