Ruling on the application by the Defendant that judgment be entered in his favour in relation to the claim against him in slander. The basis of the application is in short that no special damage is alleged to have been suffered by the Claimant and that this is not one of the category of cases in which the need to prove special damage in a slander action is dispensed with by the provisions of section 2 of the Defamation Act 1952.
Judges:
Gray J
Citations:
[2004] EWHC 1580 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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See Also – Maccaba v Lichtenstein (Privilege) QBD 2-Jul-2004
Ruling on the question whether the slanders of which the Claimant complains in this action were uttered by the Defendant on occasions protected by qualified privilege. . .
See Also – Maccaba v Lichtenstein (expectation of Privacy) QBD 2-Jul-2004
Gray J considered whether an expectation of privacy arose in a letter sent to another person: ‘as a general rule correspondence between A and B on private matters such as their feelings for one another would be a prime candidate for protection.’ . .
See Also – Maccaba v Lichtenstein QBD 15-Apr-2003
Claims in slander, harassment and breach of confidence. . .
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Defamation
Updated: 21 July 2022; Ref: scu.269951