Rantzen v Mirror Group Newspapers and Others
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 31 March 1993 |
| Date | 31 March 1993 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
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Paidraig Higgins v The Irish Aviation Authority
...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 damages in defamation had an unusual and emphatic sanctity, an......
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Proinsias de Rossa v Independent Newspapers Plc
...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 an unusual and emphatic sanctity and an appellate cour......
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The Gleaner Company Ltd and another v Abrahams
...by the Court of Appeal in Sutcliffe v Pressdram Ltd [1991] 1 QB 153 and have been the practice in England ever since: see Rantzen v Mirror Group Newspapers (1986) Ltd [1994] QB 670, 696; John v MGN Ltd [1997] QB 586, 608. In the present case, Smith J told the jury that they should consid......
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Cairns v Modi
...than necessary to effect the legitimate purpose of compensation for the claimant and affording him appropriate vindication. (Rantzen v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [1994] QB 670, 29 21. It is trite law that an award of compensation in a defamation action is required to serve one or more, an......
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Damages
...by other juries); and (iii) indicate the level of award they consider appropriate. John expressly overruled Rantzen v. MGN (1986) Ltd., [1994] Q.B. 670, which had been relied upon by the Supreme Court of Canada in its assertion that English law had rejected the proposition that juries shoul......
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Defamation law and free speech: Reynolds v. Times Newspapers and the English media.
...(134.) Miloslavsky v. United Kingdom, 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.)......
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THE MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC LAW IN BRITAIN; AND THE SPECIAL IMPACT OF EUROPEAN LAW
...Fraser. See also Derbyshire County Council v. Times Newspapers Ltd. [1992] 1 Q.B. 770; Rantzen v. Mirror Group Newspapers (1986) Ltd. [1994] Q.B. 670. 14 See Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. [1987] 1 W.L.R. 1248; R. v. Khan (Sultan)[1997] A.C. 558. 15 Human Rights Act 1998, s. 6......