Janet Jagan and Another v Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham

JurisdictionGuyana
Date1973
Year1973
CourtCourt of Appeal (Guyana)

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    ...of the damages to which the defamed person is entitled: Flint v. Lovell [1935] 1 K.B. 354, 360 (Greer LJ); and Jagan v. Burnham. (1973) 20 W.I.R. 96, 106 (Luckhoo, C.J.). [10] Where the appellate court does decide to interfere and does vary the award, the CCJ, as the apex Court, would revi......
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