Meanings will be considered defamatory at common law if they “substantially affect in an adverse manner the attitude of other people towards a Claimant, or have a tendency to do so”
This definition doesn’t consider the truth of the statement or even whether it is provable, merely whether it affects opinion.
AFAIU this ruling just means that the lawsuit can carry forward to substantive arguments.
I don’t think it does necessarily,
This definition doesn’t consider the truth of the statement or even whether it is provable, merely whether it affects opinion.
AFAIU this ruling just means that the lawsuit can carry forward to substantive arguments.
Under this logix, saying something true would also be defamation, as long as it hurts the opinion of somebody else. This doesn’t check out.