JK Rowling is screwed if Khelif takes her to court in the UK.
The Defamation Act 2013 sets out the law on defamation. The law states that, “an untrue statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant”. - Rowling said Khelif was a “male” [ie transgender or intersex] woman-beater who enjoyed hurting women and could potentially kill one some day, Rowling’s statements also could have put Khelif’s life in danger as being LGBTQ+ is illegal in her home country of Algeria. There is also the demonstrable fact that Rowling was attempting to destroy Khelif’s livelihood as a professional boxer. She published these statements publicly so they are not protected by private freedom of expression or “fair comment” laws. And they are demonstrably untrue, and Rowling certainly was not privy to any evidence to their veracity when she made her comments, so they are defamatory. And Rowling cant even say she recanted her statements when she was proven wrong, like after the corrupt IBC process was made public, because she just tripled down on her earlier assertions despite all the evidence.
If Khelif takes Rowling to court then its an open-shut case.
attempting to destroy Khelif’s livelihood as a professional boxer
Agree with your other points, but this one should be more along the lines of ‘potential to earn as a professional boxer’. All boxers at the Olympics are armatures.
JK Rowling is screwed if Khelif takes her to court in the UK.
The Defamation Act 2013 sets out the law on defamation. The law states that, “an untrue statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant”. - Rowling said Khelif was a “male” [ie transgender or intersex] woman-beater who enjoyed hurting women and could potentially kill one some day, Rowling’s statements also could have put Khelif’s life in danger as being LGBTQ+ is illegal in her home country of Algeria. There is also the demonstrable fact that Rowling was attempting to destroy Khelif’s livelihood as a professional boxer. She published these statements publicly so they are not protected by private freedom of expression or “fair comment” laws. And they are demonstrably untrue, and Rowling certainly was not privy to any evidence to their veracity when she made her comments, so they are defamatory. And Rowling cant even say she recanted her statements when she was proven wrong, like after the corrupt IBC process was made public, because she just tripled down on her earlier assertions despite all the evidence.
If Khelif takes Rowling to court then its an open-shut case.
“JK Rowling is screwed if Khelif takes her to court in the UK.”
Wishful thinking on your part, because no she isn’t.
Agree with your other points, but this one should be more along the lines of ‘potential to earn as a professional boxer’. All boxers at the Olympics are armatures.
Honest Opinion is a defence to defamation in the UK. All Rowling would have to do is show that she honestly believed those things when she said them.
Her case for Honest Opinion died on at least two grounds
one, she didnt frame her statements as opinion but as fact
two, she doubled and tripled down on her claims when people pointed out the discredication of the IBA ruling