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King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
KB-2023-000257 - [2024] EWHC 647 (KB)
Fecha: 21-Mar-2024
Conclusions
Conclusion
For these reasons, I grant summary judgment to the defendants on the defamation and malicious falsehood claims. I shall invite further submissions on any appropriate directions for the resolution of the data protection claim, including as to whether it should be transferred to the county court.
- Heading
- Introduction
- Key facts
- The defendant’s case on the summary judgment/strike-out applications
- Summary judgment: the principles
- Issue (1): Publication
- Submissions for the claimant
- Discussion
- Issue (2): Serious harm/defamatory impact
- Submissions for the claimant
- Discussion
- Grounds 3 and 4: Qualified privilege and malice
- Submissions for the claimant
- Discussion
- Ground (5): Malicious falsehood
- Submissions for the claimant
- Discussion
- Issue 6: Abuse of process
- Conclusions