Judgment Summary: Serafin v Malkiewicz

How is ‘reasonable belief’ to be determined when running a defence under s.4 of the Defamation Act 2013. What standards are appropriate to apply to a small community newspaper?

This dispute in defamation has two judgments (so far) and is to be heard  by the UK Supreme Court.

The claimant, Mr Jan Serafin, is a businessmen of Polish origin, active in the Polish community in London. The defendants are Grzegorz Malkiewicz and Teresa Bazarnik-Malkiewicz also of Polish origin, and publish Nowy Czas, a Polish language newspaper serving the Polish community living in the UK. Continue reading “Judgment Summary: Serafin v Malkiewicz”