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Var det verkligen så rakt formulerat av domaren? Som jag förstod det gjorde han istället någon form av rimlighetsbedömning. Jag blir gärna rättad om jag har fel.
Grejen är dock att det inte är så illa som det låter.
Från domen:
"As for the standard of proof, the starting point is that these are civil proceedings and in civil proceedings the standard of proof is the balance of probabilities i.e. is it more probable than not that the article was substantially true in the meaning that it bore? In this case, is it more likely than not that the claimant did what the articles alleged? The common law knows only two standards of proof: beyond reasonable doubt (or, as it is now put, so that the decision maker is sure) which applies in criminal cases and certain other immaterial situations and the balance of probabilities (which applies in civil cases) – see In re H (Minors) (Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof) [1996] AC 563, 586. The 'balance of probabilities' simply means, as Lord Nichols said in Re H, that,"
Dvs, The Sun behövde bara komma upp till över 50 % sannolikhet för att deras påståenden ska betraktas vara "substantiellt sanna".