The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[2012] 2 AC 273
Supreme Court
Flood
v
Times Newspapers Ltd
[2012] UKSC 11
2011 Oct 17,
18;
2012 March 21
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers PSC, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Lord Dyson JJSC
Defamation— Privilege— Qualified— Newspaper and website publication concerning police investigation into alleged corruption by police officer— Article containing details of allegations— Internal inquiry exonerating police officer— Original article remaining on website unaltered— Whether qualified privilege protecting responsible journalism attaching to both publications when originally published— Whether any qualified privilege attaching to website publication continuing after defendant learning of results of police inquiry into claimant