Read the full judgment text of CACV 187/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 17 February 1998.
1. The plaintiff is the proprietor and publisher of a weekly magazine called "Easy Finder". The 1st defendant is the proprietor and publisher of the Oriental Daily News, a daily newspaper. The 2nd defendant was the chief editor of the newspaper. The plaintiff commenced action against the defendants on 7 February 1996 for damages in libel arising out of an article published in the defendants' newspaper. The matter came before Barnett J in July 1997. On 1 August 1997 Barnett J gave judgment for th