I don't
mean out of malice or ignorance, though there's plenty of both of those to go around.
Not exact matches
That
means Stephanie Neely will have to prove that (a) Michael Shields was spreading lies and that (b) he did so
out of actual
malice, defined by the FindLaw as when the person who made the statement knew it was untruthful, or didn't care whether it was untrue or not and was reckless with the truth.
After service
of a Reply alleging
malice, C issued an application for rulings on
meaning and consequential orders for strike
out / summary judgment on the justification defence.
Libel — Qualified privilege —
Meaning —
Malice — Summary judgment — Strike
out — Abuse
of process — Section 5, Defamation Act 1952