UK: Libel case "not worth the candle" as banker had already settled case in Portugal
Katrin Welker The High Court of Justice of England and Wales decided on the 22 January 2016 (Case No: TLJ/15/0654) that there is no need to continue proceedings for defamation if the reputation of the claimant was effectively restored.
An international banker filed a criminal libel claim against a journalist and a photographer as well as the media company they work for. The media company is situated in Portugal and publishes a weekly newspaper printed in Portugal and also owns and maintains websites. The banker filed the libel claim because of an article published in June 2014. The article alleged…