McDonald's Corporation v Steel and Another

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date25 March 1994
Date25 March 1994
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

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  • Kenny D. Anthony Plaintiff v Peter Josie Defendant [ECSC]
    • St Lucia
    • High Court (Saint Lucia)
    • 21 November 1997
    ...maliciously spoke and published of and concerning the Plaintiff', ought to be and it is ordered that the said words be struck out. In McDonald's Corp. v. Steel (1995) 3 AER 615 it was held by the Court of Appeal of England that — 80 (1) A plea of justification to a libel action was not requ......
  • Lord Ashcroft Kcmg v Stephen Foley and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 30 July 2012
    ...proper to plead a defence of justification. I prefer in this context to be guided by the judgment of Neill LJ in McDonald's Corporation v Steel [1995] 3 All ER 615. 17 The pleaders are entitled to exercise a professional judgment about what may be relied upon in support of a plea of fraud. ......
  • Gleaner Company Ltd and Dudley Stokes v Abrahams (Eric Anthony)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 29 October 2000
    ...pleaded unless the "defendants had clear and sufficient evidence of the truth of the imputation". However, in the case of McDonald's Corp. and Another v Steel & Ors [1995] 3 All E.R. 615 the English Court of Appeal held that a plea of justification was not required to be supported by clear......
  • Tjanting Handicraft Sdn Bhd v Utusan Melayu (M) Sdn Bhd
    • Malaysia
    • High Court (Malaysia)
    • 1 January 2001
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  • Defamation Actions to Avoid
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Libel and Slander Actions
    • 17 June 2004
    ...£40,000. 1 8 CANADIA N LIBE L AN D SLANDE R ACTION S accessed 19 February 2004. accessed 19 February 2004. McDonalds Corp. v. Steel, [1995] 3 All E.R. 615, varied, [1999] E.WJ. No. 2173 (C.A.). Guided by the experience of McDonald's, a prospective libel plaintiff may give very careful consi......