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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 ...
Juries can be instructed, regarding fair comment, that the defence is defeated by proof that the defendant did not genuinely believe the opinion he expressed. Regarding qualified privilege, juries can be directed that the defence is defeated by proof that the defendant used the occasion for some purpose other than that for which the occasion ...
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.
But reforming and transforming the Department of Defense are aspirations, not actions. When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union collapsed, the main threat to the U.S. and its allies vaporized.
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The defence also plead the "honest opinion" defence under section 31 of the defamation act for imputations 9(a), 9(c), and if conveyed, 9(d), 9(e), 15(a), and 15(b). The proposed justification defence for imputation 9(b) would involve impeaching or questioning in Federal Court what Mr Barilaro said in the proceedings of a committee of the ...
Defence Secretary John Healey said the world ‘is changing fast’, and that the UK is in a ‘new era’ for defence. Defence review will balance national security with ‘sound’ finances ...
The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 was announced by the formed Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government of the United Kingdom in May 2010, and published on 19 October 2010. [1] The previous major review of UK defence strategy was the Strategic Defence Review , published in 1998, and updated in 2003 by the Delivering ...