Hearings
England & Wales
05 Nov 2004 [2004] EWCA Civ 1462; [2005] QB 972; [2005] 3 WLR 281; [2005] 1 All ER 30, CA
Greene v Associated Newspapers Ltd
Subject Matter
INJUNCTION — Interlocutory — Libel — Claimant seeking injunction to restrain defendant from publication — Defence of justification — Whether injunction to be granted — Whether court required to ask whether plea of justification more likely than not to fail — Human Rights Act 1998, ss 6(1), 12(3), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 10
Appellate History
Greene v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2004] EWHC 2322 ((QB)
Decision of Fulford J affirmed
Greene v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 1462; [2005] QB 972; [2005] 3 WLR 281; [2005] 1 All ER 30, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Exceptional Cases - Defamation claims at common law
37.37
Privacy, Freedom of Expression and Injunctions - Interim injunctions 91.57