Desmond v Thorne

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CourtQueen's Bench Division
Year1982
Date1982

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3 cases
  • D.P.P. v Belize Times Press Ltd et Al
    • Belize
    • Supreme Court (Belize)
    • 8 October 1987
    ...J. granted leave to institute prosecution for criminal libel. 7 The principles, as formulated by Wien J. were adopted by Taylor J. in Desmond v. Thorne [1982] 3 All E.R. 268, where he stated that apart from the three broad principles laid down by Wien J. it was undesirable to attempt to lay......
  • Jim Byrnes v Paul Barry
    • Australia
    • Supreme Court of ACT
    • 9 July 2003
    ...v Wells Street Stipendiary Magistrate ex parte Deakin and others [1980] AC 477 Monteith v Clarke, Neill and Ors (1993) NI 376, 385 Desmond v Thorne and Others [1983] 1 WLR 163, 169 Burton v Parker and Ors [1998] Tas SC 104 (28 August 1998) Shapowloff v Fitzgerald [1966] 2 NSWR 244 Ex parte......
  • CIV HC AK CIV 2007-404-3206
    • New Zealand
    • High Court
    • 6 July 2007
    ...were agreed that the proper approach was that adopted by Wien J in Goldsmith which was approved by Taylor J in Desmond v Thorne [1982] 3 All ER 268. Fraser J considered that the allegedly libellous statement was serious, there was a clear prima facie case and that the public interest requir......
1 books & journal articles
  • Criminal Defamation in the Commonwealth - a Case for Abolition
    • United Kingdom
    • 2005 Meeting of Commonwealth Law Ministers and Senior Officials Memoranda Criminal Law Issues
    • 1 January 2006
    ...HMSO 1982. [5] Sections 4 and 5. [6] See Goldsmith v. Pressdram [1977] QB 83, Gleaves v. Deakin [1980] AC 477 and Desmonde v. Thorpe [1982] 3 All ER 268. None of these cases have gone to trial because either the plaintiffs failed to obtain leave to proceed or the cases were discontinued. [7......