The rule against a newspaper being ordered to disclose the source of its information in defamation proceedings was extended to apply also in slander of goods.
References: [1980] 1 NZLR 163
This case is cited by:
- Cited – British Steel Corporation v Granada Television Ltd HL 7-May-1980
The defendant had broadcast a TV programme using material confidential to the plaintiff, who now sought disclosure of the identity of the presumed thief.
Held: (Lord Salmon dissenting) The courts have never recognised a public interest right . .
([1981] AC 1096, [1981] 1 All ER 452, [1980] 3 WLR 774)
These lists may be incomplete.
Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.193361
