Otherwise innocent words can acquire a defamatory meaning from surrounding circumstances.
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England and Wales
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Cited – Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd HL 1964
Ascertaining Meaning of Words for Defamation
The Daily Telegraph had published an article headed ‘Inquiry on Firm by City Police’ and the Daily Mail had published an article headed ‘Fraud Squad Probe Firm’. The plaintiffs claimed that those articles carried the meaning that they were guilty of . .
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Updated: 27 September 2021; Ref: scu.319878