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Court rules on meaning in corporate defamation claim (Triplark Ltd v Northwood Hall (Freehold) Ltd and others)

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Published on: 06 January 2020
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  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?
  • Case details

Article summary

TMT analysis: The High Court has issued a preliminary ruling in this claim for damages and malicious falsehood which was brought by a company, Triplark Ltd, which owns the freehold of a property known as Northwood Hall. The court also considered whether the publications genuinely referred to the company as opposed to individual officers of the company.

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