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SF MLA Gerry Kelly's 'vexatious' libel case against journalist thrown out

Calahonda52 · 2024-01-08 17:13:19

"On the balance of probabilities therefore the proceedings do bear the hallmark of a SLAPP and have been initiated not for the genuine purposes of vindicating a reputation injured by defamatory statements, but rather for the purpose of stifling the voices of his troublesome critics." Good result for public service work by…

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08-01-2024 6:13pm

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https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0108/1425401-gerry-kelly-libel-claim-thrown-out/
"On the balance of probabilities therefore the proceedings do bear the hallmark of a SLAPP and have been initiated not for the genuine purposes of vindicating a reputation injured by defamatory statements, but rather for the purpose of stifling the voices of his troublesome critics."
Good result for public service work by journalists.

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