John v MGN Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | LORD JUSTICE HIRST |
| Judgment Date | 12 December 1995 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1995] EWCA Civ J1212-1 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
| Docket Number | QBENF/93/1704/C |
| Date | 12 December 1995 |
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311 cases
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Paidraig Higgins v The Irish Aviation Authority
...or by counsel ( Ward v. James [1966] 1 QB 273 approved). 85 In so holding, this Court specifically did not follow John v. MGN Limited [1997] QB 586 or Rantzen v. Mirror Group Newspapers Limited [1994] QB 670 on guidance to juries. This Court observed that the assessment by a jury of dama......
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The Gleaner Company Ltd and another v Abrahams
...sum." 42 This passage has formed the basis of numerous similar statements in later cases (see, for example, Sir Thomas Bingham MR in John v MGN Ltd [1997] QB 586, 619). In the case of any tort, liability to pay damages as compensation for loss or harm is capable of having some deterrent or......
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Goh Chok Tong v Jeyaretnam Joshua Benjamin
...the doctrine expressed by the House of Lords in Broome v Cassell . This was the decision of the English Court of Appeal, John v MGN Ltd [1996] 2 All ER 35 in which Sir Thomas Bingham MR (as he then was, now Lord Bingham) delivered a judgment reducing the damages awarded to pop singer Elton ......
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Proinsias de Rossa v Independent Newspapers Plc
...awarded in personal injury actions or other defamation actions. Ward v. JamesELR [1966] 1 Q.B. 273 approved. John v. M.G.N. Ltd.ELR [1997] Q.B. 586; Rantzen v. Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd.ELR [1994] Q.B. 670 not applied. 4. That the assessment by a jury of damages in a defamation action had......
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Higgins -v- Irish Aviation Authority: Court Of Appeal Slashes Damages In "offer Of Amends" Defamation Case
...v TV3 Television Networks Limited [2017] IECA 128 3 Christie v TV3 Television Networks Limited [2017] IECA 128 4 John v. M.G.N. Ltd. [1997] Q.B. 586 5 John v. M.G.N. Ltd. [1997] Q.B. 586 at p.616 6 Leech v Independent Newspapers [2007] IEHC 223 Originally published 15 July, 2020 The content......
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Sports Law Update: TVZ V Manchester City Football Club [2022] EWHC 7 (QB) (Part 2 Of 2)
...[2002] EWCA Civ 1871 for discrimination. Awards in personal injury litigation, which provide a helpful cross-check (noted in John v MGN [1997] QB 586). Guideline awards for non-monetary loss for false and malicious prosecution (Thompson v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [1998] QB 4......
4 books & journal articles
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Never say 'never' for the truth can hurt: defamatory but true statements in the tort of simple conspiracy.
...personal distress and hurt, reparation for harm done to the plaintiff's reputation and vindication of the reputation; John v MGN Ltd [1997] QB 586, 607 (Bingham (127) McCarey [1965] 2 QB 86, 108 (emphasis added). (128) See Burrows, above n 26, 312. (129) See John Murphy, Street on Torts (20......
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Libel: Its Purpose and Reform
...it.4033 Carslake vMapledoram n31above,Bloodworth vGray (1844) 7 Man & G 334,Jones vJones n30above(infectious diseases), John vMGN Ltd [1997] QB 586 (bulimia).Kirby vDaily Telegraph [1999]EMLR 303 (personality disorder).34 See P. Rozin,J. Haidt and C. McCauley ‘Disgust’in M. Lewis, J. Havila......
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Defamation law and free speech: Reynolds v. Times Newspapers and the English media.
...App. No.18139/91. [1995] Eur. Ct. H.R. 25. [paragraphs] 48-50 (Jul. 13). (135.) Rantzen v. MGN, [1994] Q.B. 670: see also John v MGN, [1997] QB 586: Kiam v MGN, [2002] E.W.C.A. Cir. (136.) Interview with Anonymous Guardian Editor. supra note 120. (137.) Id. (138.) Interview with Anonymous T......
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The Evolution of the Common Law and Efficiency*
...1854 to two percent a century later.").173. Bostock & Thomas, supra note 165, at 13.174. Ward v. James, [1966] 1 Q.B. 273 (Eng.). 175. [1997] Q.B. 586 (Eng.).176. Defamation Act, 1996, c. 31, §§ 8-9.177. Thompson v. Comm'r of Police of the Metropolis, [1997] 2 All E.R. 762 (Eng.).178. Lewis......