Lee Hsien Loong v Leong Sze Hian (e) [2021] SGHC 66 Whether, by reason of the publication and/or republication of the Post and/or the Article, the plaintiff has been gravely injured in his character and reputation, and has been brought into public scandal, odium and contempt; (f) Whether the defendant aggravated the libels; (g) Whether there was malice on the part of the defendant; (h) Whether the plaintiff’s decision to issue these proceedings against the defendant was an abuse of process; and (i) Whether the plaintiff is entitled to the reliefs he is claiming and if so, what is the quantum of damages which he is entitled to? 16 In this judgment, I will address the issues in the following order: (a) The effect of the submission of no case to answer; (b) What the meaning of the defamatory words is; (c) Whether the defendant has substantially published and/or republished the defamatory words; (d) Whether the defendant has caused the plaintiff loss; (e) Whether there has been an abuse of process; and (f) What the appropriate remedies are. 7