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COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
DATO SERI MOHAMMAD NIZAR JAMALUDDIN – Appellant
Versus
SISTEM TELEVISYEN MALAYSIA BERHAD & ANOR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff's claim of defamation (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. defendants' justification for publication (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. standards for claiming defamation (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. court upholds trial judge's findings (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. legal tests for defamation established (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. defendants' burden to prove justification (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 7. implication of responsibility in journalism (Para 25 , 26) |
| 8. need for verification in journalism (Para 27 , 28) |
| 9. inconsistency in publishing evidence (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 10. understanding qualified privilege (Para 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 11. malice in context of defamation (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 12. implications of malice in qualified privilege (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 13. inference of malice in publication (Para 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 14. framework for fair comment defence (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 15. final conclusion on defamation liability (Para 53) |
| 16. assessment of damages awarded (Para 54) |
[1] This has been an appeal by Dato' Seri Mohammad Nizar bin Jamaluddin ('the plaintiff/appellant') against the decision of the learned High Court Judge that had dismissed his claim against the defendants 1 a
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