The Weekly Law Reports
[1961] 2 WLR 470
[HOUSE OF LORDS.]
PLATO FILMS LTD. AND OTHERS APPELLANTS; AND SPEIDEL RESPONDENT.
1961 Jan. 25,
26,
30;
Mar. 2.
Mar. 2.
VISCOUNT SIMONDS, LORD RADCLIFFE, LORD DENNING, LORD MORRIS OF BORTH-Y-GEST and LORD GUEST.
Libel
— Pleadings
— Reputation
— Striking out
— Defence
— Mitigation of damages
— Reputation of plaintiff
— Admissibility of specific instances of misconduct
— Different kinds of reputation
— Necessity of pleading
— New issue of fact
—
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
—
R.S.C., Ord. 19, r. 15; Ord. 21, r. 4.