Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Libel — Requirement to Reproduce Defamatory Material Verbatim

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that in libel cases, the plaintiff must reproduce the defamatory article or passage verbatim in the pleadings, regardless of length. The principle applies in libel claims. It ensures that the defamatory words are precisely identified. The principle reflects the importance of pleadings…

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