| 词条 | Awa v Independent News Auckland Ltd |
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| name = Awa v Independent News Auckland Ltd | court = Court of Appeal of New Zealand | date_filed = | image = Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg | date decided = 31 July 1997 | full name = Awa v Independent News Auckland Ltd | citations = [1997] 3 NZLR 590 | judges = Richardson P, Gault J, Thomas J, Keith J, Blanchard J | prior actions = | subsequent actions = | opinions = | transcripts = | Keywords = negligence }} Awa v Independent News Auckland Ltd [1997] 3 NZLR 590 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the defence of fair comment / honest opinion to a claim involving defamation [1] BackgroundIn the aftermath of the death of comedian Billy T. James, his uncle Awa took his body away from his Pakeha wife, in order to give him a customary Māori burial at his ancestral marae. Auckland's Sunday News newspaper covered it with a quote referring to Awa as "Billy's 'body snatching' uncle". Awa subsequently sued for defamation, which the newspaper claimed was "fair comment". HeldThe Court held it was fair comment. References1. ^{{cite book |title=Butterworths Student Companion Torts |edition=4th |last1=McLay |first1=Geoff |publisher=LexisNexis |ISBN=0-408-71686-X|year=2003 |page=}} {{NewZealand-case-law-stub}} 4 : Court of Appeal of New Zealand cases|New Zealand tort case law|1997 in New Zealand law|1997 in case law |
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