REPORTABLE
IN THE NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT

Case number:   11261/2001
DATE: 05/11/2010
In the matter between:

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JUDGMENT
FABRICIUS J:
1. The Plaintiff herein issued summons against the Defendant, and in the context of the First claim alleged that Defendant had defamed him in a Greek newspaper, that such defamation was wrongful, and that as a result his personal creditworthiness and reputation was severely damaged, that he lost various grants and allowances from the Greek Government, certain shareholding in various companies and other profits, which he would otherwise not have lost or made.

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18.     Accordingly, Defendant's special pleas are dismissed with costs,

SIGNED:    HJ FABRICIUS
JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT,
NORTH AND SOUTH GAUTENG DIVISION
Counsel for Plaintiff:      Adv. PJJ de Jager SC
Instructed by Geyser Van Rooyen Attorneys, Pretoria
Counsel for Defendant:   Adv. GM Young
Instructed by Klopper Jonker Attorneys, Johannesburg