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Defamation [2025] NIKB 50

Tweed v Krieg

Tweed v Krieg [2025] NIKB 50 (12 September 2025)

The Northern Ireland High Court held that two publications about lawyer Paul Tweed bore a single defamatory meaning alleging unprofessional conduct, but not that he was a covert UAE agent.

  • Meaning in defamation
  • Single meaning rule
  • Social media publications
  • Professional misconduct allegations
  • Data protection rights
  • Defamation
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Defamation [2017] NICA 10

Coulter v Sunday Newspapers Ltd

Coulter v Sunday Newspapers Ltd [2017] NICA 10 (20 February 2017)

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held that the trial judge had treated defamatory words as fact rather than comment, quashed the order, and directed a retrial.

  • Single meaning rule
  • Fact vs comment
  • Honest comment defence
  • Reynolds privilege
  • Public interest
  • Responsible journalism
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