Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeLord Justice Davis,Lady Justice Sharp,Lord Justice McFarlane
Judgment Date12 September 2017
Neutral Citation[2017] EWCA Civ 1334,[2017] EWCA Civ 1327
Docket NumberAppeal Court Ref A2/2016/1450 and A2/2016/1451 Claim No HQ14D05024 & HQ15D00344,Case No: A2/2015/3720, A2/2015/3721, A2/2015/2723 and A/2015/2723(A)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Date12 September 2017
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  • David Haviland v The Andrew Lownie Literary Agency Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 1 July 2022
    ...jurisdiction in respect of the statutory requirement for serious harm to reputation was considered by the Court of Appeal in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1334, [2018] QB 594 (CA) at [82(4)-(5)]. Davis LJ held that: i) the court should ordinarily be slow to direct a tria......
  • Levant v. Stirling, 2022 ONSC 3608
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 16 June 2022
    ...2017 ONSC 4450; Grant v. Torstar Corp.¸2009 SCC 61. [46] Levant v. DeMelle, 2022 ONCA 79; Lachaux v. Independent Print Ltd., [2017] EWCA Civ. 1334 at para....
  • Stephen Doyle v Patrick Smith
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 2 November 2018
    ...had been in favour of the claimant. In September 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment dismissing the appeal. This decision, [2017] EWCA Civ 1334 [2018] QB 594, is now the leading authority on s 1. The Court strongly reinforced the point about inference which had repeatedly been ma......
  • Nicholas Brown v Tom Bower and Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 31 October 2017
    ...was defamatory at common law and, second, that this meaning was " serious" (in the sense meant by the Court of Appeal in Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Others [2017] EWCA Civ 1334 [69]–[70]). The Defendants' position, as I understand it, is that the Claimant will ultimately fail in d......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 1 February 2022
    ...2008 SCC 40, Ross v. New Brunswick Teachers' Assn., 2001 NBCA 62, Blair v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Lachaux v. Independent Print Ltd., [2017] EWCA Civ. 1334, Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315, Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687, Carter-Ruck on Libel and Slander, 5th ed.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 1 February 2022
    ...2008 SCC 40, Ross v. New Brunswick Teachers' Assn., 2001 NBCA 62, Blair v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Lachaux v. Independent Print Ltd., [2017] EWCA Civ. 1334, Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315, Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687, Carter-Ruck on Libel and Slander, 5th ed.......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 24-28, 2022)
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • 29 January 2022
    ...2008 SCC 40, Ross v. New Brunswick Teachers’ Assn., 2001 NBCA 62, Blair v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Lachaux v. Independent Print Ltd., [2017] EWCA Civ. 1334, Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315, Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687, Carter-Ruck on Libel and Slander, 5th ed.......
  • BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MARCH 25-29, 2019)
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • 29 March 2019
    ...Ltd et al (1987), 59 OR (2d) 104 (CA), Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 SCR 1130, Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd, [2017] EWCA Civ 1334 Short Civil Decisions McDowell v. Fortress Real Capital Inc., 2019 ONCA 239 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs Miracle v. Maracle, 2019 ONCA......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Taming the ‘Chilling Effect’ of Defamation Law: English Experience and Implications for Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 50-2, June 2022
    • 1 June 2022
    ...(n 49) [46], [47], [50].57. Lachaux HC (n 48) [56].58. Monroe (n 55) [74], [79].59. Ibid [56]–[62].60. Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd [2018] 2 WLR 387, [44], [73], [75], [82] (‘Lachaux CA’).The Court found on the factsthat serious harm had been established in respect of the publications. F......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • 13 June 2022
    ...2020 ONCA 71 ......97, 125, 131, 223, 235, 243, 249, 255, 259, 284–85, 293, 372, 395, 409, 475, 476 Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd, [2017] EWCA Civ 1334, [2018] 2 WLR 387, [2018] EMLR 1, [2018] QB 59 ..................................................................................... 246–......
  • Detailed Examination of the Factors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VI. The Public Interest Hurdle
    • 13 June 2022
    ...lead testimonial evidence of the actual impact of a particular defamation upon reputation. [32] In Lachaux v. Independent Print Ltd. , [2017] EWCA Civ 1334, [2018] 2 W.L.R. 387, the England and Wales Court of Appeal dealt with a statutory provision intended to limit actions for defamation a......

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