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Defamation Act 2013

CHAPTER 26

CONTENTS

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 or a Member State etc
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