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BS-2423/2006-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2024:BS0000001086 AI generated

Court dismissed appeals against convictions for defamation and torts under Danish Penal Code sections 267 and 268.

Case Number BS-2423/2006-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals filed by four associations against the lower court's judgment. The associations had been convicted for violating members' rights under sections 267 and 268 of the Penal Code and were also held liable for damages regarding drawings. The court upheld the convictions because the lower court correctly found that the associations' actions constituted unlawful infringement of their members' rights and justified the liability for torts.

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s. 267, s. 268 af straffeloven: The court established that an association can be held criminally liable for defamation and civilly liable for torts when its members' rights are infringed through its actions or omissions.

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criminal liability associations defamation members rights tort damages drawings appeal dismissal penal code sections

Cited Legislation

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s. 267 af straffeloven
Landsretten stadfæstede byrettens dom for så vidt angår frifindelse for krænkelse af foreningernes medlemmer efter straffelovens § 267 og § 268, og frifandt de appelindstævnte i forhold til tortgodtgørelse og mortifikation af tegninger
s. 268 af straffeloven
Landsretten stadfæstede byrettens dom for så vidt angår frifindelse for krænkelse af foreningernes medlemmer efter straffelovens § 267 og § 268, og frifandt de appelindstævnte i forhold til tortgodtgørelse og mortifikation af tegninger
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Landretten afviste 4 foreningers anke og frifandt 3 foreninger for appelindstævntes afvisningspåstand. Landsretten stadfæstede byrettens dom for så vidt angår frifindelse for krænkelse af foreningernes medlemmer efter straffelovens § 267 og § 268, og frifandt de appelindstævnte i forhold til tortgodtgørelse og mortifikation af tegninger