Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl
| Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe |
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| Court |
House of Lords |
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| Decided |
11 October 2006 |
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| Citation(s) |
[2007] 1 AC 359, [2006] 4 All ER 1279, [2006] UKHL 44, [2006] HRLR 41, [2007] Bus LR 291, [2006] 3 WLR 642, [2007] EMLR 2, [2007] EMLR 14, 21 BHRC 471 |
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| Case history |
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| Prior action(s) |
[2005] EWCA Civ 74 |
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| Court membership |
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| Judge(s) sitting |
Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Scott of Foscote and Baroness Hale of Richmond |
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Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe was a House of Lords judgment on English defamation law. The judgment was an affirmation of Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and effectively upholds a public interest defence in libel cases.
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