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Libel claimants no longer need to show evidence of harm to their reputation, the Court of Appeal said, redefining the test in s 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013. In Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 1334 the court said it was enough for a judge to infer that the words complained about were likely to cause serious harm without requiring evidence of it.
Libel claimants no longer need to show evidence of harm to their reputation, the Court of Appeal said, redefining the test in s 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013. In Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd and others [2017] EWCA Civ 1334 the court said it was enough for a judge to infer that the words complained about were likely to cause serious harm without requiring evidence of it.
The age of criminal responsibility, extreme weather and conflict resolution – plus, new protocol for reporting bullying at the Bar
By David Green
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Does your constitution comply? The Harman Report provides impetus to update yours – and the sooner the better. Scott Leonard explains how
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