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High Court hands down judgment despite the proceedings having settled before circulation of the draft judgment
Court of Appeal gives guidance on jurisdiction rules in libel claims
The Court of Appeal has clarified how section 9 of the Defamation Act 2013 should be interpreted, finding that the requirement it introduced for the …
High Court provides guidance on the reasonable belief element of the public interest defence under Defamation Act 2013
The High Court has rejected efforts to rely on a public interest defence under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 in circumstances where the defendants …
Supreme Court clarifies meaning and effect of “serious harm” requirement under Defamation Act 2013
The Supreme Court has held that the requirement to show "serious harm" under section 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013 not only raises the threshold of …
Supreme Court emphasises importance of context in determining meaning in defamation cases
The Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the approach taken by a first instance judge in using dictionary definitions as the starting point for …
Court of Appeal considers when material posted on Facebook is published for the purposes of defamation
The Court of Appeal has rejected an argument that there is a need to "rebalance" the law of defamation in favour of defendants by imposing a …
Court of Appeal clarifies guidance on "serious harm" requirement under Defamation Act 2013
In an important decision for the law of defamation, the Court of Appeal has clarified the meaning and effect of the requirement to show “serious …
High Court considers defamation and harassment in context of street protests and online publication by foreign defendants
The High Court recently considered the approach to interpreting a "course of conduct" under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the requirement …
High Court finds tweets caused "serious harm" for purposes of claim in defamation
On 10 March 2017, the High Court held that two tweets written by Katie Hopkins (a well-known columnist for The Sun with 570,000 Twitter followers at the …
The Defamation Act: Two years on…
The Defamation Act 2013 came into force on 1 January 2014. Alan Watts and Sara Scott have published an e-bulletin looking at how the Act has developed …
High Court provides guidance on "serious harm" requirement under Defamation Act 2013 and on procedural management of defamation claims
The Defamation Act 2013 introduced a statutory seriousness threshold that must be crossed before a statement can give rise to a claim: "[a] …
Update on defamation legislation - coming into force 1 January 2014
On 1 January 2014, four important legislative changes concerning the law of defamation will come into force including the Defamation Act 2013. Click here …
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