Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl explained

Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe
Court:	House of Lords
Date Decided:	11 October 2006
Prior Actions:	[2005] EWCA Civ 74

Jameel & Ors v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl^[1] was a House of Lords judgment on English defamation law. The issue was whether the defamatory article was protected by Reynolds privilege. The judgment was an affirmation of Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and effectively upholds a public interest defence in libel cases.

References

1. Web site: Jameel & Ors v. Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44 (11 October 2006) ]. BAWAII .

External links

• Jameel and others v. Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44
• Jameel & Anor v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl (No.2) [2005] EWCA Civ 74 (3 February 2005)