Hearings
England & Wales
18 Apr 2007 [2007] EWCA Civ 744; [2008] 1 WLR 1, CA
Purnell v BusinessF1 Magazine Ltd
Subject Matter
DEFAMATION — Damages for libel — Assessment by jury — Judge summarily striking out justification defence — Jury to determine quantum of damages — Judge directing jury that award could include element of vindication — Whether judgment striking out defence in itself sufficient vindication — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 10