Malfeasance in UK Law
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Derbyshire County Council v Times Newspapers Ltd
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The authorities cited above clearly establish that a trading corporation is entitled to sue in respect of defamatory matters which can be seen as having a tendency to damage it in the way of its business. Examples are those that go to credit such as might deter banks from lending to it, or to the conditions experienced by its employees, which might impede the recruitment of the best qualified workers, or make people reluctant to deal with it.
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Jeynes v News Magazines Ltd and Another
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(2) The hypothetical reasonable reader is not naïve but he is not unduly suspicious. He can read in an implication more readily than a lawyer and may indulge in a certain amount of loose thinking but he must be treated as being a man who is not avid for scandal and someone who does not, and should not, select one bad meaning where other non-defamatory meanings are available. (6) The hypothetical reader is taken to be representative of those who would read the publication in question.
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Bonnick v Morris
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Responsible journalism is the point at which a fair balance is held between freedom of expression on matters of public concern and the reputations of individuals. Maintenance of this standard is in the public interest and in the interests of those whose reputations are involved. It can be regarded as the price journalists pay in return for the privilege.
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Loutchansky v Times Newspapers Ltd (No. 2)
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The interest is that of the public in a modern democracy in free expression and, more particularly, in the promotion of a free and vigorous press to keep the public informed. The corresponding duty on the journalist (and equally his editor) is to play his proper role in discharging that function. Unless the publisher is acting responsibly privilege cannot arise.
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Dingle v Associated Newspapers Ltd
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If it refers to the same matter as the libel, it tends to prove a justification and is therefore not admissible in mitigation of damages but only in support of a plea of justification. If it refers to something different from the libel, it cannot be admitted because it is specific misconduct which it is not considered fair that you should bring up against him, see Plato Films Ltd. v. Spedel [1961] A.C. 1090.
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John v MGN Ltd
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In assessing the appropriate damages for injury to reputation the most important factor is the gravity of the libel; the more closely it touches the plaintiff's personal integrity, professional reputation, honour, courage, loyalty and the core attributes of his personality, the more serious it is likely to be. The extent of publication is also very relevant: a libel published to millions has a greater potential to cause damage than a libel published to a handful of people.
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Jameel and Others v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl
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But this does not mean that the editorial decisions and judgments made at the time, without the knowledge of falsity which is a benefit of hindsight, are irrelevant. Weight should ordinarily be given to the professional judgment of an editor or journalist in the absence of some indication that it was made in a casual, cavalier, slipshod or careless manner.
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Local Government Act 1929
... ... officer shall give such security as may be considered ... necessary to guard against any ... malfeasance or misappropriation of fees ... (5) In this and the next following section ‘the ... responsible council’ means, as respects any registration ... ...
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Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act 1828
... ... and incurred by any such Commissioners in any Suit or Process at Law or Equity whatsoever, for or by reason of any wilful Misfeasance or Malfeasance on the Part of any such Commissioners. S-LXII ... Property of Pavements, &c. vested in the Commissioners. LXII Property of Pavements, &c. vested ... ...
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Hamp Estate Act 1868
... ... do, or refuse or neglect to do, in or conr r cerning the Premises, unless the same should happen by or through*; their or his own wilful Malfeasance; and, secondly, he the.sajLdr Testator John Samp declared that every Sum of Money which, should be received or receivable by him or the said Trustees ... ...
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Preventing malfeasance in low corruption environments: twenty public administration responses
Purpose: Corruption undermines good governance. Strategies for preventing malfeasance in low-corruption environments require a different approach to that applied in high-corruption environments. Th...
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Tax malfeasance of high net-worth individuals in Malaysia: tax audited cases
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse the profiles of high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who were caught for tax malfeasance during a tax audit and to examine factors that influence tax malfeasance a...
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Tax havens: conduits for corporate tax malfeasance
Purpose: This paper is an effort to demystify tax havens – what they mean, what they offer and why they are harmful. It offers a detailed analysis of abusive tax planning by multinational corporati...
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Mutual fund market timing: A tale of systemic abuse and executive malfeasance
The mutual fund market timing scandal and continuing investigative probes read like a Greek tragedy. It is beyond comprehension how senior investment management executives would become willing acco...
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Claw-back of UK bankers’ bonuses
In the last week, it has been reported that Standard Chartered has launched “accountability reviews” to discover whether bonuses can be recovered from any employees found to be responsible for brea...
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News Digest 20/11/15: HBOS Report And Charity Governance Costs
... ... helps to understand them and to ensure that those against whom further regulatory action may be taken are those guilty of negligence or malfeasance, rather than of poor judgement. Businesses thrive on risk, but that risk must be appropriately mitigated and subject to appropriate governance to ... ...
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Lessons To Be Learned From FIFA Failure
... ... a more comprehensive review, but to some degree this may be attributable to a, perhaps too complacent, assumption that allegations of malfeasance were the product of sour grapes on the part of those who had lost out in the voting process - especially the English. Back in 2011, Lord Triesman, ... ...
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Italian DPA Issues Record Data Privacy Fine
By Luca Tosoni and Dan Cooper On 2 February 2017, the Italian DPA (“Garante”) imposed a record fine of 5,880,000 Euros on a UK company operating in Italy for its violation of the data privacy conse...