[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure – application for stay of execution of judgment and decree of the High Court – the superior court found the applicants liable for the publication of defamatory material against the respondent – arguability of intended appeal – whether the appal if successful would be rendered nugatory – whether the fact that a respondent in an application for stay of execution has the financial means to refund the decretal sum should the appeal succeed is invariably decisive - factors that may render the success of an appeal nugatory must be considered within the circumstances of each particular case

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RULING-Civil Law-Civil Procedure Rules orders XXXXI rule 4;L RULE 1

[Ruling] striking out –application to strike out statement of defence – ground; that statement of defence was simplistic and raised no triable issue did – whether a case had been made out to strike the statement of defence – Civil Procedure Rules  Order 6 Rule 13 (b),(c),(d)

Tort-defamation-libel-injury to reputation-plaintiff alleged that the defendant published offending words recklessly against him-where the plaintiff was the Minister of Internal Security and Provincial Administration-whether the plaintiff had discharged the onus of proof-whether the words published were injurious to the character of the plaintiff-quantum of damages-Evidence Act sections 107, 108

Tort - Defamation - compensatory and exemplary damages for libel -

Defamation act section 7 (1) and (2); Civil procedure rules order 6, rule 6A (3);