Westminster Hall debate on defamation law
16 July 2010 (updated on 16 July 2010)
Jonathan Djanogly, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, opened a debate in Westminster Hall on 15 July on defamation law. Defamation law permit actions for libel to be brought in the High Court for any published statements which are alleged to defame a named or identifiable individual (or individuals) in a manner which causes them loss in their trade or profession, or causes a reasonable person to think worse of him, her or them
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- Commons Hansard: Defamation Law
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