Court claims words complained by Lennox Linton are capable of bearing the defamatory meaning attributed to them in paragraphs 8 and 12 of the Statement of claim

ORDER

It is hereby ordered that:

1. The Court holds that the words complained of by the Claimant are capable of bearing the defamatory meaning attributed to them in paragraphs 8 and 12 of the Statement of claim;

2. The First Defendant’s application to strike out paragraphs 8 and 16 of the Statement of Claim is refused;

3. The First Defendant’s application to restrict the Claimant’s reliance on documents disclosed on his list of documents is refused;

4. Time is extended for the First Defendant to file and for the parties to exchange their witness statements on or before September 16, 2022; and The First Defendant shall pay the Claimant 25% of his costs of this application to be assessed by this Court in default of agreement within 28 days on the application of either party.

Alvin Shiva Pariagsingh High Court Master