“…lled Mr Soriano in 8 online publications (the publications). The defendants contested the jurisdiction of the English court, but Jay J and the Court of Appeal ([2021] EWCA Civ 1952) held that Mr Soriano had shown that the English court was clearly the most suitable forum in which to bring the claim (see section 9 of the Defamation Act 201…”
“…ained of was published, England and Wales is clearly the most appropriate place to bring an action in respect of the statement: see Soriano v Forensic News LLC [2021] EWCA Civ 1952. But when this case was started jurisdiction over claims of this kind was still governed by the Recast Brussels Regulation, EU 1215/2012 (“the RBR”), which reg…”