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Halcyon House Ltd v Baines

[2014] EWHC 2216 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division)
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Under Defamation Act 2013 s.1, a corporate claimant must demonstrate serious financial loss to establish the serious harm threshold for a defamation claim.

Key Principle

Defamation Act 2013 serious harm; care home operator; defamatory reviews; corporate claimant must show serious financial loss

Area of Law

tort

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