Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl

Jameel & Ors v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl[1] was a House of Lords judgment on English defamation law. The issue was whether the defamatory article was protected by Reynolds privilege. The judgment was an affirmation of Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and effectively upholds a public interest defence in libel cases.

Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe
CourtHouse of Lords
Decided11 October 2006
Citations
  • [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
Case history
Prior action[2005] EWCA Civ 74
Court membership
Judges sitting
  • Lord Bingham of Cornhill
  • Lord Hoffmann
  • Lord Hope of Craighead
  • Lord Scott of Foscote
  • Baroness Hale of Richmond

References

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  1. ^ "Jameel & Ors v. Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44 (11 October 2006)". BAWAII.
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