(Court of Appeal of New Zealand) The court rejected a test of reasonableness before accepting a defence to defamation associated with the political nature of the speech.
Citations:
[2000] 3 NZLR 385
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Panday v Gordon PC 5-Oct-2005
(Trinidad and Tobago) A senior politician had accused an opponent of pseudo-racism. The defendant asserted that he had a defence under the constitution, allowing freedom of political speech.
Held: The appeal failed. The statements were . .
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Defamation
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.230974