British Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Ruling Allowing Judge Alone To Hear Defamation Case

The British Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision that a defamation action brought in a case involving a Channel 4 documentary about Tito Jackson will be heard by a judge rather than a jury. The case also involves detailed questions of editiorial practice. Read more here in a Guardian story. Here's more in an article from the Press-Gazette.