Multiple publication; multiple reform?
At common law, the rule in Duke of Brunswick v Harmer (1849) 14 QB 185 established that each individual publication of a libel gives rise to a separate cause of action, subject to its own limitation Continue Reading
The UK’s libel reform proposals are a good start
The UK's Ministry of Justice has announced its long-awaited consultation on the reform of the UK's libel laws. Much of the territory covered by draft Defamation Bill was covered in Ireland by the Continue Reading
SI No 511 of 2009: Rules of the Superior Courts (Defamation) 2009
One of the reasons for delaying the coming into effect of the Defamation Act, 2009 from 23 July 2009 when it was signed by the President until 1 January 2010 was the need to amend the Rules of the Continue Reading
Libel tourism, online defamation and multiple publication
In the UK, the Ministry for Justice (logo, left) has just begun a consultation process seeking views on the "multiple publication rule" at common law under which each publication of defamatory Continue Reading
Article 10 and the Duke of Brunswick
William VIII, Duke of Brunswick (pictured left; 1806-1884) was ruling duke of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1830 until his death. A famous eccentric, he bequeathed at least two interesting events to Continue Reading
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