‘Many causes of action may attach liability to the publication of public allegations, defamation, contempt of court, breach of confidence and privacy being chief amongst them. The role of truth in providing a defence to, or denying liability for, each of these causes of action varies. For example, proof of substantial truth is a complete defence to the tort of defamation but truth or falsity has been considered to be irrelevant to misuse of private information. This article analyses the role of truth in each of these causes of action and considers whether there is any scope for a more coherent approach to the treatment of truth when making public allegations.’
Journal of Media Law, 2nd October 2025
Source: www.tandfonline.com
