The claimant sought damages in defamation after articles in Nature, after they criticised him for using the scientific journal of which he was publisher and editor to publish his own articles.
Held: The articles were defamatory, but were also substantially true, and in any event they were defensible as honest comment and that it was the product of responsible journalism, so that the defence of Reynolds privilege succeeded.
Judges:
Sharp J
Citations:
[2012] EWHC 1809 (QB)
Links:
Defamation
Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462302
