Lange v Atkinson - [2000] 1 NZLR 257

Defamation — Defences — Qualified privilege — Statements made about political figures — Whether “political expression” a separate defence or aspect of qualified privilege.

Practice and procedure — Appeals to Privy Council — Consideration of local public policy – New Zealand's particular constitutional context as influencing development of defamation law — Remission of appeal to Court of Appeal to consider an English decision that postdated the Court of Appeal's decision.