JAMEEL V. WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE SPRL
4 All E.R. 1279 (2006)
NATURE OF THE CASE:
FACTS: Jameel (P) is a prominent businessman and president of the Abdul Latif Jameel
Group based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comprising numerous companies and with interests
in cars, shipping, property and distribution of electronic goods. Wall Street (D) published
the article headed 'Saudi Officials Monitor Certain Bank Accounts' with a smaller
sub-heading 'Focus Is on Those With Potential Terrorist Ties'. It stated that the Saudi
Arabian Monetary Authority was, at the request of US law enforcement agencies, monitoring
bank accounts associated with some of the country's most prominent businessmen in a bid to
prevent them from being used, wittingly or unwittingly, for the funneling of funds to
terrorist organizations. A number of companies and individuals were named, among them 'the
Abdullatif Jamil Group of companies' who, it was stated later in the article, 'couldn't be
reached for comment'. P sued for libel and the jury found that the article referred to was
defamatory To Ps. Ps were awarded 30,000 and 10,000 respectively. Ds appealed and the
court of appeals upheld the decision.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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