Defamation - Press conference by police - Meaning of words used - Alternative imputations - Imputations of guilt or suspicion of guilt - Qualified privilege - Whether occasion of qualified privilege - Whether conduct of defendant reasonable - Whether imputations true - Conduct rule
Damages - Non-economic loss - Purpose served by noneconomic damages for defamation - Proper construction of Defamation Act 2005 (WA), s 35 - Cap on damages - Aggravated damages - Causation - Mitigation - Damages or compensation received in other proceedings
Damages - Economic loss - Causation - Intervening events causing loss - Break in chain of causation
Case Details
Citation[2017] WASC 367
CourtWASC
JurisdictionWestern Australia
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