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Defamation case renewal rejected due to lack of “special circumstances” and non-disclosure of prior application
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Court of Appeal sets aside a High Court decision to renew defamation proceedings initiated by a plaintiff against two newspaper publishers, on the grounds that the plaintiff did not demonstrate "special circumstances" justifying the renewal of the summons, as required by the updated rules; and the plaintiff's failure to disclose a prior renewal application to the judge constituted an abuse of process.
Court of Appeal - defamation - renewal of summons - special circumstances - abuse of process - litigant in person - Rules of the Superior Courts (Renewal of Summons) 2018 (S.I. 482 of 2018) - Order 8 rule 1 - medical evidence - non-disclosure - High Court - sexual abuse - newspaper publishers - limitation period - ignorance of the law - Henderson v Henderson - Hay v O'Grady - Murphy v The Minister for Defence.
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