Practitioners advising on defamation claims involving communications within institutional settings (childcare, schools, workplaces) should note that the privileged occasion should not be narrowly confined to the bare fact of a person's departure, but may extend to reasons for departure where recipients have a reciprocal interest in the qualifications and suitability of staff.
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