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Alert: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal in Tulisa libel case (Simpson v MGN)

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Published on: 07 December 2016
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  • Judgment: Simpson v MGN
  • What did the court decide?

Article summary

IP & IT analysis: A summary of the decision of the Supreme Court in respect of the application for permission to appeal in Simpson (Appellant) v MGN Ltd (Respondent) UKSC 2016/0172.

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