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April 2024
Kaliya v Times Television Limited (Civil Cause 153 of 2015) [2024] MWHC 26 (19 April 2024)
Court awarded MK6,000,000 compensatory damages for defamation but declined exemplary damages for lack of malicious publication.
  • Defamation — libel for alleged robbery; compensatory damages awarded MK6,000,000 — exemplary damages refused for lack of malicious/guilty knowledge; claimant failed to prove pecuniary loss; damages must be pleaded and proved (Order 7 r.21); courts must balance reputation remedies with press freedom; UK personal-injury comparator not adopted.
19 April 2024