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Aaronson v Stones

[2023] EWHC 2399 (KB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (King's Bench Division)
Year2023
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Publishing tweets and a YouTube interview alleging that the claimant was a serial rapist was defamatory and seriously harmful, and the defendant's defences of truth and publication on a matter of public interest failed where the underlying allegations could not be proved and the public-interest defence was inadequately founded.

Area of Law

General

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