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Leading Case
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Derbyshire County Council v Times Newspapers Ltd
[1993] AC 534; [1993] 2 WLR 449; [1993] 1 All ER 1011 (HL)
Key Principle
A democratically elected governmental body (a local authority) has no cause of action at common law in defamation, because the public interest in free criticism of government outweighs any protection of its governing reputation.
Area of Law
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