The court explained the notion of ‘comment’ as ‘something which is or can reasonably be inferred to be a deduction, inference, conclusion, criticism, remark, observation, etc’.
Judges:
Cussen J
Citations:
[1910] VLR 494
Jurisdiction:
Australia
Cited by:
Cited – Keays v Guardian Newspapers Limited, Alton, Sarler QBD 1-Jul-2003
The claimant asserted defamation by the defendant. The parties sought a decision on whether the article at issue was a comment piece, in which case the defendant could plead fair comment, or one asserting fact, in which case that defence would not . .
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Defamation, Commonwealth
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.184407