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Bento v The Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police (2012 (EWHC1525)
The issues in the case were was the press release defamatory of the Claimant, and if so, what does it mean? Could the Defendant defend a press release with the defence of justification and qualified privilege?
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Claims against Accountants
In the case of Arrowhead Capital Finance Ltd v KPMG LLP [2012] EWHC 1801 the Court of Appeal dismissed claims against accountants KMPG when its client was dissolved and found they didn’t owe a duty of care to an indirect investor, Arrowhead.
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Libel proceedings against Boris Johnson struck out.
These Libel proceedings arose from a mayoral election leaflet, which had the headline: “Not Ken Again”, which linked Mr Crow with the former Lord Mayor, Ken Livingstone.