Defamation Bill [HL]
Contents
Defences
1
Responsible publication on matters of public interest
2
Honest opinion
3
Establishing a defence of honest opinion
4
Truth
5
Establishing a defence of truth
Statutory privilege
6
Reports of court proceedings protected by absolute privilege
7
Reports etc of certain Parliamentary matters protected by absolute privilege
8
Other reports etc protected by qualified privilege
Publication
9
Responsibility for publication
10
Multiple publications
Cause of action
11
Action for defamation brought by body corporate
12
Striking out where claimant suffers no substantial harm
13
Harmful event in cases of publication outside the jurisdiction
Trial by jury
14
Reversal of presumption of trial by a jury in defamation proceedings
15
Determining an application for trial by a jury
Evidence concerning proceedings in Parliament
16
Miscellaneous and supplementary
17
Interpretation
18
Minor and consequential provision
19
Repeals
HL Bill 3
55/1
ii
20
Extent
21
Commencement
22
Short title
Schedule 1 —
Qualified privilege
Part 1 —
Statements having qualified privilege without explanation or
contradiction
Part 2 —
Statements privileged subject to explanation or contradiction
Part 3 —
Supplementary provisions
Schedule 2 —
Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 3 —