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No he wouldn't - the onus is on the person making (or repeating) the statement to demonstrate that it is true.
That person could simply point at the list and say: "There it is, your honour. Here is his name and next to it is the allegation."
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That would mean I could anonymously write a document saying "Jeremy Corbyn is a pedo" and then put an article on the front page of the Daily Mail saying "Document says Jeremy Corbyn is a pedo" with Jeremy Corbyn having no legal recourse against me.
Newspapers could say absolutely anything as long as they "found" a document saying it beforehand
frankenbike
Except that it is. That's what the law states. Both in statute and precedent.
Which would be correct.
No he wouldn't - the onus is on the person making (or repeating) the statement to demonstrate that it is true.