qualified privilege 受約制特權

qualified privilege
繁：受約制特權
简：受约制特权

陳茂波一方就事件中兩封未裁定為惡意誹謗的電郵，提出以「受約制特權」為由，要求減少賠償金額。

陳茂波誹謗案　賠償額維持不變（2015年10月7日）。now 新聞，取自 http://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=153550。

The couple asked the High Court to reduce the compensation claiming that two of the emails were sent under “qualified privilege”, which permits people in positions of authority or trust to make statements that would be considered libellous if made by anyone else.

Cheng, K. (2015, October 8). Development Sec. Paul Chan to pay millions after libelling their children’s classmates. Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved from https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/08/secretary-for-development-paul-chan-to-pay-millions-after-libelling-their-childrens-classmates/.