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15 marksTorts of Defamation, Trespass, and Nuisance

CAPE Law Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

A minister mentions in a parliamentary debate that an election candidate possesses a stolen vehicle imported from abroad. A newspaper publishes the headline 'Dingolay candidate in stolen car racket'. The candidate wishes to initiate legal proceedings for defamation.

With reference to THREE decided cases, explain the elements of defamation that must be established for an action to succeed.

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  1. 1(b)Referring to ONE decided case, outline briefly ONE defence available to the newspaper.[5 marks]
  2. 1(c)State what defence the minister is likely to raise, citing ONE decided case to support the answer.[5 marks]

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