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Bonnard v Perryman

[1891] 2 Ch 269
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal
Year1891
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Courts will not grant an interlocutory injunction to restrain publication of alleged defamatory matter where the defendant intends to justify, as freedom of expression demands the matter go to trial.

Key Principle

rule against prior restraint in defamation; exception to American Cyanamid

Area of Law

Injunctive Relief and Interim Remedies

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