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The changing face of defamation

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Published on: 27 May 2013
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Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What key changes will arise as a result of the coming into force of the DA 2013?
  • What issues are they designed to deal with, and will they likely be successful?
  • Do you have any practical suggestion how a lawyer and their clients can prepare for these changes?
  • What are your predictions for the future?

Article summary

IP & IT analysis: Will the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013) mean the end of the abuses of libel? David Allen Green, head of Media at Preiskel & Co, who has been involved in a number of high profile media law cases and has written widely on the DA 2013, gives an overview of the key changes and the likely practical effect.

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