Prospect v Andrew Evans
A member of a trade union can defame that union as a matter of law due to the quasi-corporate status conferred by section 10 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, allowing the union to sue in tort, including defamation, in its own name. The statement in issue referred to the claimant and conveyed a defamatory meaning at Chase level 2, being an expression of opinion with the basis indicated in general terms.
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- Libel
- Malicious falsehood
- Trade union quasi-corporate status
- Defamation by member
- Natural and ordinary meaning
- Reference