Defamation Act 2013

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Background

4. Territorial Extent and Application

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Serious harm

   2. Section 2: Truth

   3. Section 3: Honest opinion

   4. Section 4: Publication on matter of public interest

   5. Section 5: Operators of websites

   6. Section 6: Peer-reviewed statement in scientific or academic journal etc

   7. Section 7: Reports etc protected by privilege

   8. Section 8: Single publication rule

   9. Section 9: Action against a person not domiciled in the UK or a Member State etc

   10. Section 10: Action against a person who was not the author, editor etc

   11. Section 11: Trial to be without a jury unless the court orders otherwise

   12. Section 12: Power of court to order a summary of its judgment to be published

   13. Section 13: Order to remove statement or cease distribution etc

   14. Section 14: Actions for slander: special damage

   15. Section 15: Meaning of “publish” and “statement”

   16. Section 16: Consequential amendments and savings etc

   17. Section 17: Short title, extent and commencement

6. Commencement

7. Hansard References