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Action for Libel, Lyons v Lipton, WW1
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Action for Libel, Lyons v Lipton, WW1
Notice of an Action for Libel in the High Court of Justice, J Lyons & Co Limited being the plaintiffs, and Lipton Limited as defendants, during the early stages of the First World War. It related to Liptons assertion that Lyons directors were German and that buying Lyons products was akin to assisting the enermy. Mr Justice Sankey granted an injunction on 8 September, restraining Liptons from making any such suggestions in the future. Lyons (By Appointment to His Majesty the King), assert that they are an all-British company, with all-British directors, 14, 000 all-British shareholders, and 160, 000 all-British shopkeepers selling Lyons tea. Date: September 1914
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Action Appointment Assisting Buying Directors Granted Justice Legal Libel Lipton Liptons Lyons Majesty Notice Patriotic Patriotism Products Restraining Sankey Selling Shopkeepers Akin Defendants Shareholders
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This historic print depicts an Action for Libel notice from September 1914, during the early stages of World War I, in the High Court of Justice in London. The notice shows J Lyons & Co Limited as the plaintiffs and Lipton Limited as the defendants, in a legal dispute over libelous claims made by Lipton's asserting that Lyons' directors were German and that buying Lyons' products was akin to assisting the enemy. The notice was granted by Mr. Justice Sankey on September 8, 1914, who issued an injunction restraining Lipton's from making such suggestions in the future. Lyons, who held the Royal Warrant as 'Bakers and Confectioners to His Majesty the King,' asserted their British identity in the notice, emphasizing that they were an all-British company with all-British directors, 14,000 all-British shareholders, and 160,000 all-British shopkeepers selling Lyons tea. The patriotic tone of the notice reflects the wartime atmosphere, with the importance of supporting British businesses and rejecting any suggestions of German affiliation. The notice is a poignant reminder of the legal and social tensions during this period, as well as the importance of maintaining British identity and patriotism during times of conflict.
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