Defamation Act 2013
Defamation Act 2013 (2013 c. 26)
- Defamation Act 2013 (2013 c. 26)
- Requirement of serious harm
- 1 Serious harm
- Defences
- 2 Truth
- 3 Honest opinion
- 4 Publication on matter of public interest
- 5 Operators of websites
- 6 Peer-reviewed statement in scientific or academic journal etc
- 7 Reports etc protected by privilege
- Single publication rule
- 8 Single publication rule
- Jurisdiction
- 9 Action against a person not domiciled in the UK...
- 10 Action against a person who was not the author, editor etc
- Trial by jury
- 11 Trial to be without a jury unless the court orders otherwise
- Summary of court judgment
- 12 Power of court to order a summary of its judgment to be published
- Removal, etc of statements
- 13 Order to remove statement or cease distribution etc
- Slander
- 14 Special damage
- General provisions
- 15 Meaning of “publish” and “statement”
- 16 Consequential amendments and savings etc
- 17 Short title, extent and commencement