Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021

Valid from 08/08/2022

27Abolition of common law verbal injuriesS

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(1)Any rules of law providing for a right to bring proceedings for a verbal injury cease to have effect.

(2)Subsection (1) does not affect any right to bring proceedings for a verbal injury which accrued before the commencement of that subsection.