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