The Weekly Law Reports
[1960] 3 WLR 391
[COURT OF APPEAL.]
SPEIDEL v. PLATO FILMS LTD. AND OTHERS.
SAME v. UNITY THEATRE SOCIETY LTD.
[1959 S. Nos. 769, 770.]
1960 April 28,
29.
May 19.
May 19.
Ormerod and Devlin L.JJ.
Libel
— Pleadings
— Reputation
— Striking out
— Defence
— Mitigation of damage
— Reputation of plaintiff
— Admissibility of specific instances of misconduct
— Different kinds of reputation
— Necessity of pleading
— New issue of fact
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R.S.C., Ord. 19, r. 15; Ord. 21, r. 4.
Practice
— Pleadings
— Damages
— Defence
— Need to plead new issue of fact in mitigation
— Libel
— Bad reputation of plaintiff
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R.S.C., Ord. 19, r. 15: Ord. 21, r. 4.