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King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
KB-2025-000232 - [2025] EWHC 1784 (KB)
Fecha: 15-Jul-2025
Natural and ordinary meaning
Natural and ordinary meaning
As the Defendant was not involved in the publication of the England Athletics emails and I have not heard from the publisher of the emails, I consider that it would be inappropriate for me to reach any decision as to the natural and ordinary meaning of the words complained of. Mr Hughes agreed with this position (para 79 above) and Mr Ness did not express a view on it.
- Heading
- Section 1
- The background
- The pleaded claim in libel
- The litigation
- The “Claimant’s case for Trial of Preliminary Issues” document
- The Defendant’s first two statements
- The unredacted England Athletics emails
- Further Orders and the Defendant’s 26 June 2025 witness statement
- The Defendant’s evidence
- The legal framework
- Publication
- Defamatory meaning
- Reference to the claimant
- The Claimant’s submissions
- The England Athletics emails
- The Defendant’s submissions
- The England Athletics emails
- Analysis and conclusions; the YouTube video
- Merits of the Claimant’s case
- Meaning of the words complained of
- The England Athletics emails
- Natural and ordinary meaning
- Conclusions