Johnson v Beckett and Another
| Jurisdiction | South Africa |
| Judgment Date | 28 November 1991 |
| Citation | 1992 (1) SA 762 (A) |
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28 practice notes
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Le Roux and Others v Dey (Freedom of Expression Institute and Restorative Justice Centre as Amici Curiae)
...Others v Smit NO and Others 2001 (1) SA 545 (CC) (2000 (2) SACR 349; 2000 (10) BCLR 1079): referred to Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A): referred to B Jooste NO v Minister of Police and Another 1975 (1) SA 349 (E): referred Joubert and Others v Venter 1985 (1) SA 654 (A): r......
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Khumalo and Others v Holomisa
...Authority and Others 2002 (4) SA 294 (CC) (2002 (5) BCLR 433): dicta in paras [25] - [30] applied Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A): referred Johnson v Rand Daily Mails 1928 AD 190: referred to F Kemp and Another v Republican Press (Pty) Ltd 1994 (4) SA 261 (E): referred to ......
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The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd and Others v McBride (Johnstone and Others, Amici Curiae)
...v Independent Broadcasting Authority and Others 2002 (4) SA 294 (CC) (2002 (5) BCLR 433): referred to Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A): dictum at 783B Khumalo and Others v Holomisa 2002 (5) SA 401 (CC) (2002 (8) BCLR 771): referred to F Le Roux and Others v Day (Freedom of ......
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Invasion of privacy: Common law v constitutional delict — does it make a difference?
...v Albu (n 141) at 115). The fact that a comment is extravagant, exaggerated or prejudiced does not make it 'unfair' (Johnson v Beckett 1992 (1) SA 762 (A) at 780 and 783). If malice is shown the comment will no longer be fair (Johnson v Beckett loc cit at 780 and 783). The facts commented u......
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Khumalo and Others v Holomisa
... ... Borgin v De Villiers and Another 1980 (3) SA 556 (A): referred to ... Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security and ... Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A): referred to ... Johnson v Rand Daily Mails 1928 ... ...
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The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd and Others v McBride (Johnstone and Others, Amici Curiae)
... ... Amicus Curiae) ; Shibi v Sithole and Others ; South African Human Rights Commission and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another 2005 (1) SA 580 (CC) (2005 (1) BCLR 1): ... Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A): dictum at 783B applied ... Khumalo and Others v ... ...
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The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd and Others v McBride (Johnstone and Others, Amici Curiae)
...fn 1. [88] Crawford above n86 at 114. [89] Id. [90] Id at 137, per De Villiers AJA. See in this regard Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A) at 780 – 781, per Harms [91] Johnson above n90 at 783B, per Corbett CJ. As the Supreme Court of Canada has held, the court 'is not require......
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Khumalo and Others v Holomisa
...Press (Pty) Ltd 1994 (4) SA 261 (E). [18] See Marais v Richard en 'n Ander 1981 (1) SA 1157 (A); and Johnson v Beckett and Another 1992 (1) SA 762 (A). [19] Privilege can either be an absolute privilege or a qualified privilege. See May v Udwin 1981 (1) SA 1 [20] Above n 10. [21] See Maisel......
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2 books & journal articles
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Invasion of privacy: Common law v constitutional delict — does it make a difference?
...v Albu (n 141) at 115). The fact that a comment is extravagant, exaggerated or prejudiced does not make it 'unfair' (Johnson v Beckett 1992 (1) SA 762 (A) at 780 and 783). If malice is shown the comment will no longer be fair (Johnson v Beckett loc cit at 780 and 783). The facts commented u......
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The Citizen v McBride 2011 4 SA 191 (CC) : recent case law
...facts even though they were not expressly set out in thenewspaper report at the time (126 – 127). Also in Johnston v Beckett andAnother 1992 1 SA 762 (A) the court accepted that facts may beincorporated by reference and need not always be expressly stated(774G et seq). These cases were howe......
