Rex v Rule: 1937

A constituent wrote to his MP asking for assistance to lodge a complaint to the appropriate MP concerning the conduct of a public official in that consituency.
Held: Qualified privilege was a defence to a criminal charge of defamatory libel.

Citations:

[1937] 2 KB 375

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Defamation, Crime

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.221966