Cases

Joseph & others v Spiller & another

Facts

The Claimants were a musical act. The Second Defendant, which was owned and run by the First Defendant, acted as an agent securing work for them.

The Defendants criticised the Claimants on their website, principally by quoting from an email from the First Claimant in a manner which made it appear that the Claimants would not abide by contracts.

At first instance the defences of qualified privilege and fair comment, as well as parts of the justification defence, were struck out. The Defendants appealed in regard to the decisions concerning fair comment and justification.

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