Noel Clarke loses appeal court challenge that could have delayed Guardian libel trial

Actor’s 11th hour attempt to add new claim to his case before trial rejected in unanimous judgmentNoel Clarke has suffered a legal setback in his lawsuit against the Guardian after the court of appeal rejected his 11th-hour attempt to add a “conspiracy” claim to his lawsuit, which could have delayed the start of the libel trial.The claim would have involved adding six co-defendants to the case before the trial. Continue reading...

Feb 21, 2025 - 18:37
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Noel Clarke loses appeal court challenge that could have delayed Guardian libel trial

Actor’s 11th hour attempt to add new claim to his case before trial rejected in unanimous judgment

Noel Clarke has suffered a legal setback in his lawsuit against the Guardian after the court of appeal rejected his 11th-hour attempt to add a “conspiracy” claim to his lawsuit, which could have delayed the start of the libel trial.

The claim would have involved adding six co-defendants to the case before the trial. Continue reading...