KING'S BENCH DIVISION
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS LIST
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B e f o r e :
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DAVID PAISLEY |
Claimant |
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GRAHAM LINEHAN |
Defendant |
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William McCormick KC and Beth Grossman (instructed by Hemingways Solicitors Limited) for the Defendant
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Crown Copyright ©
Aidan Eardley :
Procedural history
6.10 The statement complained of comprises:
6.10.1 the article set out at paragraphs 6-6.4, as originally published (Item 4a) and/or as currently published (Item 4), and/or
6.10.2 the comments/replies (or one or more of them) set out at paragraphs 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and/or 6.8 above (set out, in their context, in Items 4b, 4c and/or 4d)
And/or
6.10.3 the article and comments/replies when read together.
Legal principles
Pleading statements and context
4.2 The claimant must set out in the particulars of claim –
(1) the precise words of the statement complained of […]
(2) when, how and to whom the statement was published […]
(3) the facts and matters relied upon in order to satisfy the requirement of section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 [serious harm […]
(4) the imputation(s) which the claimant alleges that the statement complained of conveyed […]
Costs of TPIs
The Parties' submissions
Discussion and conclusions
Conclusion