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Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd

[2019] UKSC 27
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Section 1 Defamation Act 2013 imposes a factual threshold requiring proof that publication caused or is likely to cause serious harm to reputation, not merely a tendency to defame.

Key Principle

Section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 requires proof that the publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to reputation; this is a factual threshold, not merely a tendency to defame.

Area of Law

tort

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