For the full article by The Times: Evangelos Marinakis SUES Crystal Palace: Nottingham Forest owner brings defamation case against Premier League rival after fans held Morgan Gibbs-White ‘blackmail’ banner during feisty clash | Daily Mail Online
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Jamie comments:
‘This claim has been issued at Court shortly before the expiry of the one-year limitation period in defamation, which could indicate that prior efforts to resolve the dispute have been unsuccessful.’
‘One of the first steps will be for the Court to determine how a reasonable reader would have interpreted the allegations on the banner, which included an image of a gun being held to a player’s head, and whether that allegation is defamatory.
‘There will also be a potentially novel legal issue to address given the banner was held up by Crystal Palace fans, rather than perhaps any allegations being made by or on behalf of the club itself.’
Crystal Palace have declined to comment.
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