由此 - 11 - A no oral evidence was adduced by ATOL, it is not possible to B know precisely what information (if any) ATOL or C A B C Mr. Lintner relied upon when compiling, editing or publishing D (2) E the Article. D If defamatory, does the Article attract qualified privilege? The E discussion here will apply Lord Nicholls’ 10 factors. F F G 38. On quantum, the Plaintiffs seek general, special and exemplary G damages. I shall successively examine the Plaintiffs’ entitlement (if any) to H H each type of damage. I I A. Liability J K A.1 Whether the Article defamatory K L (a) General remarks M 39. J The Plaintiffs complain in Statement of Claim (SOC) §8 that in their natural and ordinary meaning the words in the Article were N L M N understood to mean the following:O P Q “(a) [ARY Traders’] membership of LBMA was revoked as a result of its involvement or suspected involvement in money laundering, drug trafficking and possible terrorismfinancing. O [ARY Traders’] bank accounts in Britain have been closed through action taken by the authorities who are investigating its finances. Q (b) R (c) S T (d) [ARY Traders] has misappropriated funds invested with it by Abdul Qadeer Khan [AQK] or denied access to such funds. [ARY Traders] has moved assets of the Taliban regime out of Afghanistan shortly before its fall in 2001. P R S T U U V V