1.   School officials can lose this qualified privilege if they act in bad faith or without regard for whether the statements are true.

2.   The freedom of speech protected by the law of qualified privilege may be availed of by all sorts and conditions of men.

3.   The defence of qualified privilege has been developed in accordance with social needs.

4.   Communications between people who share a common interest in the subject matter of the communication will attract qualified privilege.

5.   Mr Justice Pearson held that the report was protected by qualified privilege, as it was fair information on a subject of public interest.

6.   The Canadian courts have taken the first step, by accepting that the media has a qualified privilege to publish information about a possible public health hazard.

7.   The rule that qualified privilege protects bona fide responses to criticism assists newspapers which offer a right of reply.

8.   At common law, all fair and accurate reports of Parliament and the courts are protected by qualified privilege.

9.   A state court in Chicago threw out her suit, but then an appeals court reinstated it last year, saying the qualified privilege can be abused.

10.   Holmes said he wants the case to lead to a resolution of whether reporters in Texas have a qualified privilege to refuse to identify sources.