A defamation of character claim has a unique process when a claim occurs. The claim is brought in the High Court and is heard by a jury as well as a judge.
Defamation of character happens when someone says, or writes, something untrue about you (or your business or product) which is damaging to your reputation (or that of your business).
A defamation of character lawsuit will only be successful if the information published is untrue in some respect, or exaggerated, or reported in an intentionally misleading way.
How must the statement be made?
The statement must be communicated to a person other than the person whose reputation is being damaged.
I am curious as to how you were defamed?
My sister is a Barrister, so I don't have to worry about legal fees so i think it is worth perusing.
Why? Is your sister proposing to pay them for you? A Barrister is usually appointed by the solicitor who advises you. You are then the Barristers lay client. Libel claims through the High court are a "big ticket" item, and usually avoided if at all possible. I am sure your sister, and certainly a solicitor would have advised you of that.
If you appealed the conduct of your test and were offered a "free re-test," but no reversal or setting aside of the original test decision, it would appear you accepted the offer, rather than refusing it and then persisting with your claim?
Sorry, but this all sounds a little screwy. As a first post, you are commenting on a supposedly pending high court case. Further you are naming individuals (who don't seem to be directly involved) from behind your own cloak of anonymity.
To be honest it was not just the point that me failed me over a little thing like the QNH.
I did my IR with K**** B****, and if I had done my CPL with him and he had failed me chances are I would have just taken it on the chin, and let the whole thing drop, because he explains everything in great details, and his de-briefs are great and he comes across as a just an all round nice person.
There would seem to be a monumental chasm between somebody being an "all round nice person," and them defaming you? Is there a chunk of your story missing?