Cases

Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe SAS v Asda Stores Ltd (No 2)


Issue

(1) Whether the single-meaning rule from the law of defamation applied to malicious falsehood claims;

(2) How, if it did, was the Court to choose between competing meanings that were equally likely;

(3) In light of the answers to (1) and (2), what meaning(s) were borne by the words complained of?

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