English defamation law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy High Court of Justice
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:criticizedFor libel tourism
chilling effect on free speech
gptkbp:defendant truth
privilege
honest opinion
innocent dissemination
publication on matter of public interest
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature US defamation law
gptkbp:governs civil wrongs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label English defamation law
gptkbp:includes libel
slander
gptkbp:influenced defamation law in Commonwealth countries
gptkbp:influencedBy common law
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainStatute gptkb:Defamation_Act_2013
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Jameel_v_Wall_Street_Journal_Europe
gptkb:Reynolds_v_Times_Newspapers_Ltd
Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd
gptkbp:plaintiffMustProve statement is defamatory
statement published to third party
statement refers to plaintiff
gptkbp:previousStatute gptkb:Defamation_Act_1996
Defamation Act 1952
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:Defamation_Act_2013
gptkbp:regulates defamation
gptkbp:relatedTo freedom of expression
privacy law
media law
gptkbp:remedy injunction
damages
apology
gptkbp:standardOfProof balance of probabilities
gptkbp:threshold serious harm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Defamation_Act_2013
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8