Duncan and Neill on defamation and other media and communications claims / Adrienne Page, Aidan Eardley , Ben Gallop , Hannah Gilliland.

London : LexisNexis, 2025.

6th edition

203461

Libel and slander.

Libel and slander -- Great Britain.

1. Introduction

2. Influence of the European Court of Human Rights

3. The distinction between libel and slander

4. The meaning of defamatory (including 'serious harm')

5. The ascertainment of meaning

6. Ingredients of the cause of action

7. Identification

8. Publication

9. Jurisdiction and choice of law

10. Parties

11. Defences: general introduction

12. Truth

13. Honest opinion

14. Publication on matter of public interest

15. Privilege: the nature of the defence

16. Absolute privilege

17. Qualified privilege

18. Peer-reviewed statements in scientific or academic journals

19. Malice

20. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

21. Offer to make amends

22. Defences and immunity for secondary publishers

23. Consent and apology and payment into court under Lord Campbell's Act

24. Limitation

25. Damages in defamation claims

26. Injunctions

27. Other remedies in defamation claims

28. Misuse of private information

29. Malicious falsehood

30. Harassment

31. Data protection

32. Practice and procedure

33. Appeals.

Duncan and Neill is a leading authority on defamation law and other related types of action, and as such is an essential addition to the legal library of all practitioners specialising in this area, as well as students/academics and generalists who require a clear overview of the subject. It is a concise and comprehensive work on defamation, misuse of private information, malicious falsehood, harassment and data protection. Previous editions have been cited frequently by first instance and appellate courts. The new sixth edition will cover developments in the law and practice of the areas covered in the book since the last edition, including: A fully revised chapter on the meaning of defamatory addressing the latest case law on "serious harm" ; New Court of Appeal authority on the issue of identification ; New case law on the substantive defamation defences ; Consideration of what is left of Jameel abuse after Mueen-Uddin v SSHD [2024] AC 945 ; Consideration of the post-Brexit landscape in terms of jurisdiction and choice of law ; The new analysis of malicious falsehood in George v Cannell [2024] UKSC 19 ; Similarities and divergences between the various publication torts ; The latest law on damages, and an updated table of recent awards ; Up-to-date guide to practice and procedure, including preliminary issue trials and the new rules concerning SLAPPs. - Publisher's website.

Previous editon 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781474330275

lxxviii, 635 pages ; 26 cm