Libel judgment signals trouble for litigants in person
In Parkes v Hall & Anr [2021] Sir Nichol has addressed the protection offered to litigants-in-person in libel cases. His judgment has confirmed that litigants in person shall receive no special allowances in defamation cases and if they consistently fall foul of the court’s rules, they risk strikeout. "clock" by fsse8info is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Judgment The case involved a claim in defamation which culminated in both defendants’ defences being struck out. The initial
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Abramovich v (1) HarperCollins Publishers Limited (2) Catherine Belton [2021]
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