Government response to HL 203/HC 930-I, session 2010-12 (ISBN 9780108473814). The draft Defamation Bill was included in Cm. 8020 (ISBN 9780101802024)

This Act reforms aspects of the law of defamation. The civil law on defamation has developed through the common law over a number of years, periodically being s

This Act reforms aspects of the law of defamation. The civil law on defamation has developed through the common law over a number of years, periodically being s

This consultation paper sets out the Government's proposals for reform of the law on defamation, aiming to achieve balance between protection of freedom of spee

Tort law is often regarded as the clearest example of traditional common law reasoning. Yet, in the past 40 years, the common law of England and Wales has been