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Erin Leigh succeeds in defamation appeal
By Steven | January 23, 2011
The Court of Appeal’s decision is pretty much exactly what I predicted here. The briefing paper and the oral briefing about PR staffer Erin Leigh’s departure from the Minstry of the Environment are – contrary to Dobson J’s ruling last year – capable of defaming her. But her negligence claim is a loser.
The real interest in this case lies in the qualified privilege defence, I think, but that battle is yet to come.
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