Defamation | Law | Mcnaes chapter 19,20 and 21 pages 253 – 298
Defamation Act 2013 Before 2013, Juries tried most defamation cases. Defamation ACT 2013 Cases heard by judge alone. A Defamatory statements made in written form is libel – in spoken form it is slander. Written – Libel Spoken – Slander Broadcast on radio or TV – Libel Public performance in a play – slander WHAT IS CLASSED AS DEFAMATION? Defamation ACT 2013 section 1 – a statement is not defamatory unless it’s publication has caused, or is likely to cause,”serious harm” to a claimant’s reputation. Harm to the reputation of…
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