In a judgment handed down on 28 April 2010 (([2010] EWHC 924 (QB)) Mrs Justice Sharp granted The Telegraph summary judgment against Robert Dee, the professional tennis player accused by the paper of being the “world’s worst tennis pro”. The judgment was discussed in an earlier posting on this blog.
Mr Dee had been so described when he won his first match after suffering 54 consecutive defeats. He complained the article meant he was “the worst professional tennis player in the world”. The paper published two articles, one on its front page and one in the body of the newspaper. Mr Dee complained only about the front page article. The grant of summary judgment on the issue of justification was perhaps predictable. It was the treatment of the issue of the front page article which was alarming. Read the rest of this entry »
