King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
KB-2023-000257 - [2024] EWHC 647 (KB)
Fecha: 21-Mar-2024
Discussion
Discussion
In my judgment, the defendants are entitled to summary judgment on the malicious falsehood claim because Mr Sinton has no real prospect of establishing malice, for the reasons set out at paras 55-57 above. It is not, therefore, necessary to consider the other bases for summary judgment in respect of the malicious falsehood claim.
- 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