Defamation Act 2013 (c. 26)

Trial by jury E+W

11 Trial to be without a jury unless the court orders otherwise E+W

(1) In section 69(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (certain actions in the Queen's Bench Division to be tried with a jury unless the trial requires prolonged examination of documents etc) in paragraph (b) omit “libel, slander,”.

(2) In section 66(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 (certain actions in the county court to be tried with a jury unless the trial requires prolonged examination of documents etc) in paragraph (b) omit “libel, slander,”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 11 in force at 1.1.2014 by S.I. 2013/3027, art. 2