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The Weekly Law Reports

[2011] 1 WLR 133

Court of Appeal

*British Chiropractic Association v Singh

[2010] EWCA Civ 350

2010 Feb 23;
April 1

Lord Judge CJ, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR, Sedley LJ

Defamation— Fair comment— Fact and opinion— Published words asserting that “not a jot of evidence” for claims of beneficial effects from chiropractic— Whether words constituting assertion of fact or statement of opinion— Whether defence of fair comment available— Whether defence should be described as honest opinion rather than fair comment

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