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News Media Ownership v Findlay [1970] NZLR 1089 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the defence of fair comment / honest opinion to a claim involving defamation.[1]
News Media Ownership v Findlay | |
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Court | Court of Appeal of New Zealand |
Full case name | News Media Ownership v Findlay |
Decided | 4 June 1970 |
Citation | [1970] NZLR 1089 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | North P, Turner J, Haslam J |
Keywords | |
negligence |
Background
editNews Media's newspaper Truth ran a campaign to bring back caning. In the process, they made allegations against opposition MP Findlay that his views to the contrary were based on the fact that as he was a lawyer, he was more interested in the extra legal fees an anti-caning policy would bring him, rather than any perceived interest in victims of domestic violence.
Findlay, later sued for defamation, and was later awarded $15,000. NMO appealed.
Held
editThe Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
References
edit- ^ McLay, Geoff (2003). Butterworths Student Companion Torts (4th ed.). LexisNexis. ISBN 0-408-71686-X.