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Defamation cases should be tried by county court judges.

by JamesH Nov 20, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#courts, #crime, #defamation, #judge, #justice, #law,

The cases are not worth high court time and they do not demand high court skills or public juries.

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RudeJude on November 20, 2021 at 9:18 pm
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Idea: Defamation cases should be tried by county court judges.
Link: https://www.brettwilson.co.uk/blog/the-end...
Cool, this is has been long discussed in legal circles. Don’t expect much change when paying lawyers to decide how much work they want though.

The end of jury trials in libel claims? - Brett Wilson LLP
Link: https://www.brettwilson.co.uk/bl

The decision in Tim Yeo MP v Times Newspapers EWHC 2853 (QB) is the first to engage section 11 of the Defamation Act 2013, specifically that a trial is to

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Clever Dick on November 20, 2021 at 6:50 am
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Idea: Defamation cases should be tried by county court judges.
Link: https://www.supremecourt.uk/current-cases/...
The high court has plenty of international political cases to preside over. Bringing celebrity and business name-calling into the equation just prolongs proper justice, in my opinion.

Current cases - The Supreme Court
Link: https://www.supremecourt.uk/curr

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8-BIT BOBBY on November 20, 2021 at 4:16 am
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Idea: Defamation cases should be tried by county court judges.
Link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/queens-bench-d...
Agreed. Why bring the Queen’s Bench into play for libel and defamation, it’s simply gossip.

Queen’s Bench Division: bring a case to the court
Link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/quee

How to start a case in the Queen’s Bench, part of the High Court which deals with claims such as personal injury, libel and contract law.

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