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Economou v de Freitas

[2018] EWCA Civ 2591
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The public interest defence under Defamation Act 2013 s.4 is available to non-journalists contributing to public debate; a defendant who is not a professional journalist may be held to a lower standard of verification than a journalist, provided they reasonably believed publication was in the public interest.

Area of Law

media

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