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The High Court has refused to strike out a defamation action against a self-represented journalist, on the grounds that they were not vexatious or an abuse of process. The case, which previously resulted in a hung jury, was set for a retrial with an expanded claim that includes additional publications by the defendant after the initial trial.
defamation, strike-out application, hung jury, retrial, investigative journalist, politician, social media, freedom of expression, Defamation Act 2009, privilege, fair and accurate reporting, good name, constitutional rights, European Convention of Human Rights, sub judice, counterclaim, inherent jurisdiction, Order 19 Rule 28, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, costs follow the event.
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