The appellant, a rapper performing under the name Avalanche the Architect, appealed the dismissal of his libel action against a newspaper and its reporter.
The action was struck as statute-barred under the Libel and Slander Act.
The core issue was whether the Act's notice and limitation periods apply to online newspaper articles.
The court held that the Act applies to online versions of newspapers, that the limitation period begins when the libel comes to the plaintiff's knowledge, and that the plaintiff's initial complaint did not constitute proper notice under the Act as it merely complained of factual errors without asserting libel.
The appeal was dismissed.
