King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

KB-2024-002315 - [2025] EWHC 1782 (KB)

Fecha: 11-Jul-2025

Conclusions

Outcome

47.

The claimant does not have a real prospect of successfully defeating the defendant’s honest opinion defence. There is no other compelling reason why the case should proceed to trial. I therefore enter summary judgment in the defendant’s favour.

Heading
Section 1
The facts
The parties
The claimant’s tweets
The Daily Mail approaches the defendant, and the defendant’s response
Disciplinary proceedings
Claimant’s account
The legal framework
Summary judgment
Submissions
Should summary judgment be entered?
Conclusions