An Act to amend the law relating to libel and slander and other malicious falsehoods.
Citation
15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 66
Territorial extent
England and Wales and Scotland.[2]
Dates
Royal assent
30 October 1952
Commencement
30 November 1952
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Defamation Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 66) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
This Act implemented recommendations contained in the Report[3] of the Porter Committee. The recommendation made by the Committee in relation to the rule in Smith v Streatfield[4] was not implemented.[5]
^The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 18(1) of this Act.
^The Defamation Act 1952, section 18(2) (as repealed in part by Part I of Schedule 6 to the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973).
^The Report of the Committee on the Law of Defamation. Cmd 7536. HMSO. 1948.
The DefamationAct1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 66) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This Act implemented recommendations contained...
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many countries are originally descended from English defamation law. The history of defamation law in England is somewhat obscure; civil actions for...
of U.P. and Anr 1996 (20) ACR 808. DefamationAct, 1952 (England). Ayesha (6 October 2010), The Tort of Defamation: An Analysis of the Law in India and...
to defendants. For instance, the United Kingdom's DefamationAct1952 and Singapore's DefamationAct 1957 both provide that if a defendant relying on the...
[11], and [13]. See DefamationAct1952 of UK and Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) of Australia See Motor Vehicle Act 1988 Defamation and certain areas of...
Amendment Act 1888 and section 8 of the DefamationAct1952. Subsection (3) was amended by the DefamationAct 2013. Section 37(3) of the Inquiries Act 2005...
Justice Functions) Order 2010. DefamationAct English defamation law Claire Sandford and Fiona Boyle. The DefamationAct 1996: The New Law. (Impact Series)...
Little of the Act is still in force, as of 2012. Section 4, for example was repealed except in cases of criminal libel by the DefamationAct1952 (and the...
[11], and [13]. See DefamationAct1952 of UK and Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) of Australia See Motor Vehicle Act 1988 Defamation and certain areas of...
until 30 October 1952. This was the first public act of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 (26 Geo. 5 &...
reputation." The judge decided this in accordance with section 5 of the DefamationAct1952, which states that a justification defence can succeed despite the...
years; The Black (Natives) Laws Amendment Act of 1952 amended the 1945 Native Urban Areas Consolidation Act, stipulating that all black people over the...
future. DefamationAct1952, s.9(1) Broadcasting Act 1990, s.203(1) The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896...
cause pecuniary damage to the pursuer. Malicious falsehood The DefamationAct1952, section 3 (as substituted by section 14(b) of that Act) v t e v t e...
9 of the Electronic Communications Code as set under the Communications Act 2003 Procedural issue before the main appeal reported at UKSC 15 This issue...
Congress Sandesh. "List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952". Sitaram Kesri gets bail in RSS defamation case Indian Express – 5 May 1998 Kesri and three transitions...
defamation claim would suffice." Some of the states do not recognize the false light claim due to the similarity between false light and defamation,...
as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. As of 2016[update], the Anti-Defamation League puts total KKK membership...
1844. The Factories Act 1847 (known as the Ten Hour Act), together with Acts in 1850 and 1853 remedying defects in the 1847 Act, met a long-standing...
defamation action of Hamilton v Al-Fayed which went through the two tiers of appeal to like effect. That provision was section 13 of the Defamation Act...
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