Description
Book SynopsisThe first detailed and practical commentary on the effect of the Defmation Act 2013 combines the full text of the Act with an expert narrative provided by a team of specialists from 5RB and presents them in a straightforward layout, enabling ease of use as a reference source.
Table of Contents1. Introduction and Background ; 2. Requirement of Serious Harm ; 3. The New Statutory Defence of Truth ; 4. The New Statutory Defence of Honest Opinion ; 5. Publication on Matter of Public Interest ; 6. The New Defence for Operators of Websites ; 7. Peer-reviewed Statements in Scientific or Academic Journals ; 8. Reports Protected by Privilege ; 9. The Single Publication Rule ; 10. Actions Against Non-domiciled Persons ; 11. Actions against Secondary Publishers and Orders to Remove the Statement or Cease Distributing ; 12. Trial to be Without a Jury Unless the Court Orders Otherwise ; 13. Court's Power to Order a Summary of its Judgment to be Published ; 14. Special Damage ; Appendix 1 Defamation Act 2013 ; Appendix 2 Defamation Act 1996 Schedule 1, as amended by Defamation Act 2013
