JUDGMENT

Roz Mawar Rozain J:

[1] This action arises from a claim in defamation brought by three officers of the LGMS Group and a company within the LGMS Group against a former employee, following the publication of an article on the latter's Medium account entitled "My Experience Working at a Toxic Cyber Security Company (the Impugned Article). The plaintiffs allege that the Impugned Article, in its natural and ordinary meaning and by way of innuendo, defamed them and caused serious injury to their reputations. The defendant disputes that the article referred to the plaintiffs and, in the alternative, relies on the defences of justification and Fair Comment.

[2] The matter proceeded to a full trial over two days, with both sides calling witnesses and tendering documentary evidence. Having considered the testimony, the documentary record, and the submissions of learned counsel, this Court finds that the plaintiffs have proven their case and find that the defendant's Impugned Article has indeed defamed all four plaintiffs. The defence pleaded by the defendant and adduced at trial were analysed and duly considered.

Introduction

[3] The 1st plaintiff is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) o