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Duty of court in a libel action
Exceptions to the rule requiring the plaintiff to produce and tender the whole of the original document complained of
How the tort of Libel is determined
Ingredients of libel
Meaning and ingredients of libel
Meaning of libel
Need for the date of publication of a libel to be specified
Onus on the defendant to prove the bad reputation of the claimant
Presumption in favour of claimant's good reputation and character in an action for libel
Presumption of injury to claimant's feeling and reputation
Purport of trade libel
The condition to be satisfied for a company to sue for libel
The court with jurisdiction to adjudicate in an action for libel
The duty of a Plaintiff in a libel action to establish that the words complained of are defamatory
The essence of libel
The essential part of the cause of action in libel
The first duty of a plaintiff in a case of libel
The principle that it is settled law that for words to be actionable in libel, it must input in the plaintiff a criminal offence
The principle that the court must first be satisfied that the alleged publication referred to the plaintiff before considering if it is libelous
The principle that the plaintiff need not be expressly mentioned for the publication to amount to libel
The purport of the principle that libel is actionable per se
The purpose of an action for libel
The rule that an action for libel in defamation succeeds on proof of loss of reputation
The rule that in a libel case, the full text of the publication must be set forth verbatim in the pleadings
The rule that the actual defamatory words complained of must be proved to succeed in a claim for libel
The rule that, to found action in libel, the alleged libelous statement must not only be false, but must also be defamatory of the plaintiff
The test to be applied in determining whether the words complained of is libellous in nature.
What constitutes Libel
What constitutes publication of a libel
What must be pleaded in an action in libel
What must be proved in a libel action
What publication entails in an action in libel
What the plaintiff must establish in an action in Libel
What the plaintiff must plead and prove in an action in libel
When a cause of action in the tort of libel arises
When a claimant may lead evidence of his good character or reputation
Whether a corporate body can bring an action for libel
Whether a defendant is liable for every republication of a libel
Whether a libel can be against a natural or juristic person
Whether a libellous material must be sent to the press to constitute publication
Whether a true and factual statement constitutes a libel
Whether an action in libel is a purely personal action
Whether an apology is an admission of libel
Whether damage must be proved in a libel action
Whether publication only is sufficient to establish the tort of Libel
Whether the judge determines the questions of whether the words complained of are, in fact, defamatory of the Plaintiff and whether they are capable of referring to the Plaintiff as well as capable of conveying defamatory meaning in the minds of reasonable persons in the circumstances of the particular case
Whether the liability for libel depends on the intention of the writer of the document
Whether the mere publication of a photograph can constitute libel
Whether the names of the persons to whom the alleged document is delivered must be numerically mentioned
Whether the publication of a libel to one person is sufficient
Whether the ruling by the learned trial judge that certain words are capable of defamatory meaning relieves the jury of the function of determining whether in fact the words did convey the defamatory meaning
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