19 Oct 2016
WILLIAMS v CRAIG [2016] NZHC 2496
- Citation
- [2016] NZAR 1569
- Court
- High Court
On the undisputed facts the communications from the defendant were a bona fide, relevant reply to an attack on his character published to an audience with a corresponding interest, therefore they were made on occasions of common law qualified privilege; whether that privilege was lost (by ill will or improper advantage) was a matter for the jury to determine.