Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe
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Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe was a House of Lords judgment
on English defamation law
. The judgment was an affirmation of Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and effectively upholds a public interest defence in libel cases.
Judicial functions of the House of Lords
The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, historically also had a judicial function. It functioned as a court of first instance for the trials of peers, for impeachment cases, and as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. In the latter case the House's...
on English defamation law
English defamation law
Modern libel and slander laws, as implemented in many Commonwealth nations as well as in the United States and in the Republic of Ireland, are originally descended from English defamation law...
. The judgment was an affirmation of Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and effectively upholds a public interest defence in libel cases.
External links
- Jameel and others v. Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44Case citationCase citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported...
- Jameel & Anor v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl (No.2) [2005] EWCA Civ 74 (3 February 2005)