The ruling is important since, inter alia, it stresses that the concept of objective liability is not appropriate for the cases of defamation. Namely, the court expressly stated that this type of liability cannot be imposed without assessing if a person acted in good faith. The good faith standard is essential for satisfying the standard that the ECtHR set out in Jersild judgment – the punishment of a journalist for assisting in the dissemination of statements made by another person in an interview would seriously hamper the contribution of the press to the discussion of matters of public interest and should not be envisaged unless there are particularly strong reasons for doing so.” (Jersild v. Denmark, para. 35)
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.