In construing the validity of statements made during an election, the court distinguished between false statements of fact, affecting personal character or conduct, and false statements of fact, dealing with the political position, reputation or action of the candidate.
Judges:
Darling J
Citations:
(1901) 5 O’M and H
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Aehmed v Afzal and Another QBD 2-Apr-2008
The claimant candidate in a local government election challenged the election of his opponent as void since was alleged to have conducted a smear campaign.
Held: It was not for the defendant to have to prove the truth of what he said in a . .
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Elections
Updated: 07 February 2022; Ref: scu.270362
