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

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Defamation Act 2013

2013 CHAPTER 26

An Act to amend the law of defamation.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—