Cases

Malik v Newspost Ltd & Ors

Facts

C, a Government minister, brought a libel claim in respect of a letter written by D3, a former Conservative councillor in which, C claimed, it was alleged that he had organised gangs of Asian youths to intimidate voters at a local election polling station. The allegations were repeated in an interview with D3 published the following week. The newspaper publisher, D1, and the editor, D2 were also sued. The Ds relied on Reynolds privilege, fair comment and justification. After a 2 week jury trial, the issue of privilege was decided by judge alone.

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