Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds

Determining the quantum of damages in defamation actions is not an exact science. It requires a consideration of a gamut of factors such as the gravity of the defamatory allegations, the standing of the plaintiff and defendant (as the maker of the statement), the extent of publication and the defend...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-50452020-03-30T01:51:16Z Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds CHAN, Gary Kok Yew Determining the quantum of damages in defamation actions is not an exact science. It requires a consideration of a gamut of factors such as the gravity of the defamatory allegations, the standing of the plaintiff and defendant (as the maker of the statement), the extent of publication and the defendant’s conduct in the publication of the defamatory statements. These factors have to be applied against benchmarks found in case precedents taking into account the specific aims of the award namely to vindicate plaintiff ’s reputation, as consolation for injury to an individual’s feelings or to repair the harm to reputation. The assessment of damages must be therefore based on the consistent and principled application of the relevant factors and benchmarks in achieving its aims. 2020-03-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3087 Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Asian Studies Legal Remedies
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Legal Remedies
CHAN, Gary Kok Yew
Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds
description Determining the quantum of damages in defamation actions is not an exact science. It requires a consideration of a gamut of factors such as the gravity of the defamatory allegations, the standing of the plaintiff and defendant (as the maker of the statement), the extent of publication and the defendant’s conduct in the publication of the defamatory statements. These factors have to be applied against benchmarks found in case precedents taking into account the specific aims of the award namely to vindicate plaintiff ’s reputation, as consolation for injury to an individual’s feelings or to repair the harm to reputation. The assessment of damages must be therefore based on the consistent and principled application of the relevant factors and benchmarks in achieving its aims.
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title Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds
title_short Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds
title_full Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds
title_fullStr Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds
title_full_unstemmed Book review: Practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation Cases in Singapore by Salina Ishak & Clement Julien Tan eds
title_sort book review: practitioners' guide on damages awarded for defamation cases in singapore by salina ishak & clement julien tan eds
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
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