In which 2005 House of Lords decision was a claimant in an English libel action permitted to give…
In Polanski v Condé Nast Publications Ltd [2005] UKHL 10, the House of Lords restored the order allowing the claimant to give evidence from France by video link in his…
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In which 2005 House of Lords decision was a claimant in an English libel action permitted to give evidence from France by video link?
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Correct answer D
In Polanski v Condé Nast Publications Ltd [2005] UKHL 10, the House of Lords restored the order allowing the claimant to give evidence from France by video link in his English libel action. This identifies a historical English decision, not a universal entitlement to video evidence.
Option feedback
Option A
Daly [2001] UKHL 26 concerned prison cell searches and confidential legal correspondence, rather than this 2005 libel video-link order.
Option B
Campbell [2004] UKHL 22 concerned publication of private information, rather than this video-link order.
Option C
A [2004] UKHL 56 concerned detention of suspected international terrorists, rather than the libel video-link order.
Option D
Polanski [2005] UKHL 10 restored permission to give evidence from France by video link in the English libel action.
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