Sunday Times CruddasOn 5 June 2013 Mr Justice Tugendhat handed down a reserved judgment following the pre-trial review in the case of Cruddas v Calvert ([2013] EWHC 1427).  He accepted the case advanced by the claimant, former Conservative Party Treasurer, Peter Cruddas, as to the meaning of the words complained of.  As a result, he struck out the defence and entered judgment for an injunction and damages to be assessed at the trial on 17 June 2013.  Permission to appeal was refused. Continue reading