LANDMARK DEFAMATION RULING: PUBLIC INTEREST AND HONEST OPINION DEFENCES UPHELD IN FIRST SCOTTISH CASE UNDER THE 2021 ACT

BACKGROUND: Gillespie and MacMillan v Wardrop [2025] CSOH 46, in which BKF successfully represented the Defender, concerned a defamation action brought by James Gillespie and Mark MacMillan (“the Pursuers”) against Alan Wardrop over statements made by him after stepping down as director of St Mirren Football Club (SMFC). The Pursuers alleged that Mr. Wardrop made […]

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