25 Mar 2004
EDGAR ALEXANDER And Ors V GRAEME CLEGG And Anor CA CA168/02
- Citation
- openlaw-06f8cdf6_d185_4f7c_8a26_7e3a36fa73e2.pdf
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the circular in its entirety was protected by qualified privilege given New Image's duty/interest to inform its distributors and the entitlement to reply to attacks; the appellants failed to establish malice/recklessness for injurious falsehood; accordingly the appeal is dismissed and the cross-appeal allowed, judgment to be entered for the respondents with costs.