QUOTE(MUM @ Dec 13 2023, 01:06 AM)
Thanks for the updates.
So they were fined for "not abiding with an injunction"
So there is no defamation?
The things they said and do about UBB.....not defamatory?
Meaning, ........ or indirectly means ......
First of all, have to understand the purpose of an injunction. It is mainly to preserve status quo and prohibit further damage/loss caused by the defendant. In this case, it was to prohibit the defendants from publishing further defamatory statements.
Had the defendant continue to do what they do, UBB may suffer significant damage/loss even before the trial ends.
The injunction was obtained on 17 April and yet the defendants ignored the injunction and posted allegations on 23 April and 4 May. Hence, in breach of the terms of the injunction, the defendants were fined.
The other interesting bit here, is whether committal proceedings (civil prison) will also be taken against the defendants, noted that the fine was paid (rich!, didn't even appeal).
Conclusion is that this is just a side show, we haven't even entered the main show yet. Nevertheless, the defendants lawyers should have advised the defendant what to do and what not to do in a defamation suit and being slapped with an injunction, if the defendant still proceeded to what they did, then its more a less a self inflicted wound.