Assertion: presumption's effect | /r/HasProperty | undesirable chilling
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text: The crucial issue for freedom of expression is whether, in the context of the law of defamation as a whole, the presumption has an undesirable chilling effect on public speech; if so, it should be removed.
text: The Court expressly acknowledged that, viewed in isolation, the presumption created an undesirable chilling (p.161) effect on freedom of expression, and stated that if the reasonable publication defence had not been recognized, the Court would have developed the law to avoid this chilling effect.