Allister (James Hugh) v Paisley Jnr (Ian), Douglas (Derek J) and JC Print Ltd
Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
Judge | Gillen J |
Judgment Date | 2010 |
Neutral Citation | [2010] NIQB 48 |
Date | 14 April 2010 |
Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No. [2010] NIQB 48 Ref:
GIL7825
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered:
14/4/10
(subject to editorial corrections)*
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION
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BETWEEN:
JAMES HUGH ALLISTER
Plaintiff;
-and-
IAN PAISLEY JUNIOR, DEREK J DOUGLAS
AND J C PRINT LIMITED
Defendants.
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GILLEN J
Application
[1] This is an application for an interlocutory injunction by the plaintiff to
restrain the publication and distribution of an election leaflet printed by the
third named defendant and published by the second named defendant on
behalf of the first named defendant. The plaintiff and the first named
defendant are each candidates for the North Antrim constituency in the
forthcoming General Election.
[2] The plaintiff has issued a writ against the defendants alleging a libel
contained in the leaflet entitled “In North Antrim Vote Paisley” published in
April 2010. On page 7 of the leaflet, which is devoted to matters relating to
the candidature of the plaintiff, and under the heading “Confronting the
Lie”(hereinafter called the “heading “) the document states:
“Despite being elected to European Office in 2004 in
2004/2005 tax year Jim Allister personally received an
additional £182,451 from the taxpayer in criminal
legal aid fees ON TOP OF HIS MEP SALARY AND
ASSOCIATED BENEFITS; in 2005/2006 he received
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