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In the United States, the traditional privilege (inherited from British common law) of "fair comment" is seen as a protection for robust, even outrageous published or spoken opinions about public officials and public figures. Fair comment is defined as a "common law defense [that] guarantees the freedom of the press to express statements on ...
The honest opinion defence (formerly the fair comment defence) is sometimes known as "the critic's defence" as it is designed to protect the right of the press to state valid opinions on matters of public interest such as governmental activity, political debate, public figures and general affairs.
A High Court judge has ruled that the Mail can go ahead with an honest opinion defence in a trial, which will include their claim that Prince Harry made misleading statements about offering to pay ...
Honest opinion: It is a defence for defamation, to show the statement complained of was a statement of opinion; that it indicated, in general or specific terms, the basis of the opinion; that an honest person could have held the opinion on any fact which existed when the statement was published, including any fact in a privileged statement that ...
A judge’s ruling in the Duke of Sussex’s phone hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror is the latest stage of his multiple High Court legal battles with newspaper publishers.
Years ago, I sat down with an investigative journalist to learn more about her work. I assumed her political views leaned leftward, and I was correct, but her skepticism of government was as ...
The course is provided by the Joint Services Command and Staff College of the British Armed Forces initially for 24 colonels or equivalent aged 41 to 44 years (and a few lieutenant-colonels and brigadiers): 15 from the army, 1 or 2 from the Royal Navy, 1 or 2 from the Royal Air Force, and 4 from overseas (such as the United States of America ...
The case was the first time a journalist had attempted to use the honest opinion defence before a jury at the High Court since the Defamation Act 2009 became law. [ 86 ] In August 2015, the editor-in-chief of the satirical website Waterford Whispers News , Colm Williamson received a cease and desist order from O'Brien's solicitor to remove a ...