Ng Ze Xuan v 1. ) Tan Sing How 2. ) Lai Phui Khae 3. ) Kalysta Sdn. Bhd.
20 cases cited
(0 SG, 20 foreign)
Catchwords
TORT: Defamation-Malicious falsehood-Statements made in WeChat and Zoom-Whether the statements made amounted to defamation-Whether the statements complained of capable of defaming plaintiff as a matter of law- Whether the statements complained of referring to or reflecting upon the plaintiff’s reputation-Whether the statements complained of has been published to a third person by the defendant TORT: Defamation-Defence-Justification-Whether protected by justification-Whether the defamatory statements are true or substantially true TORT: Defamation-Defence-Fair comment- Whether the statements were comments not assertions of fact-Whether the comments based on true facts-Whether the comments concerned matters of public interest-Whether calculated to disparage plaintiff in her office TORT: Defamation-Defence-Qualified privilege-Whether occasions protected by qualified privilege-Whether defence of qualified privilege not available if defendant actuated by express malice
Judges (1)
Statutes Cited
Defamation Act 1957
s 9
Cases Cited (20)
UK (4)
[1917] AC 309 [1963] 2 All ER 151 [1963] 3 All ER 952 [1964] AC 1129
MY (16)
[1965] 1 MLJ 142 [1972] 1 MLJ 45 [1973] 2 MLJ 56 [1985] 1 MLJ 334 [1988] 2 MLJ 173 [1989] 1 CLJ 152 [1989] 1 MLJ 315 [1995] 2 MLJ 493 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [1999] 1 MLJ 371 [2005] 2 CLJ 569 [2014] 4 MLJ 242 [2015] 6 MLJ 1 [2017] 8 CLJ 369 [2019] 3 MLJ 720 [2021] 2 MLJ 652
Judgment
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