由此 -4- A B A can be accessed by anyone in the world without restriction through the internet. C C D E 11. B Mr. Bertil Lintner is a journalist living in Thailand. He is the author of the Article entitled “Dubai: An underworld paved with gold” D E which appeared on ATO on 19 April 2006. The Article is annexed to this F G H I Judgment. For convenience of reference, I have numbered the Article’s paragraphs and divided the Article into 13 thematic sections. 12. F G By these proceedings the Plaintiffs contend that the Article was defamatory. They have sued ATOL for a permanent injunction to H I restrain future publication and for damages (including exemplary damages) J K in respect of loss caused to their business as a result of the Article’s publication. They have also issued a writ against Mr. Lintner claiming J K similar relief. But Mr. Lintner’s precise whereabouts in Thailand being L L unknown, they have not actually served the writ on him. M M 13. N O ATOL denies liability for defamation and in any event disputes the Plaintiffs’ entitlement to damages. ATOL’s principal defence is that, if N defamatory, the Article was subject to qualified privilege. O More specifically, it is ATOL’s case that, applying the principles which the P Q House of Lords expounded in Reynolds v. Times Newspaper [2001] 2 AC 127, ATOL was under a duty in the public interest to publish the facts and P Q matters stated in the Article. R R S 14. At trial, I heard oral evidence from ARY and Mr. Salman Iqbal S on behalf of the Plaintiffs. T T U U V V