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  • Malice Qualified Privilege

    Malice in Defamation Definition of Malice In the law of defamation, malice denotes a wrongful or improper motive on the part of the defendant in publishing a defamatory statement. It does not simply mean spite or ill-will in the ordinary sense, though those may be examples of malice. Rather, malice is defined as the absence […]

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  • Ahmadi v Guardian News & Media Ltd

    Ahmadi v Guardian News & Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 1191 (KB) Safiullah Ahmadi, an Afghan national, sued the Guardian for libel over an online article published on 18 October 2022 titled “Gay Afghan student ‘murdered by Taliban’ as anti-LGBTQ+ violence rises.” The article reported on the murder of a gay Afghan student (Hamed Sabouri) by […]

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  • Pre Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes.

    The Pre Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes applies to all construction and engineering disputes (including professional negligence claims against engineers, architects and quantity surveyors)

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