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malicious falsehood
(injurious falsehood) A false statement, made maliciously, that causes damage to another. The oldest forms of this tort are slander of title and slander of goods, but other false and malicious statements (e.g. that a businessman has ceased to trade) can also give rise to an action in tort. Except where statutory exceptions apply, there must also be special damage (i.e. the damage must be quantifiable in monetary terms: see general and special damages). Malicious falsehood can overlap with defamation, but mainly protects property and business interests. More recently this tort has been extended to protect individual economic interests. Cases: Joyce v Sengupta [1993] WLR 337 (CA); Kaye v Robertson [1991] FSR 62 (CA). See also motive malice and deceit malice. |