Defamation and the internet the multiple publication rule

5. The multiple publication rule stems from the 19th century case of Duke of Brunswick v Harmer,1 in which the Duke’s agent bought a back issue of a newspaper published 17 years earlier. The court held that this constituted a separate publication that was actionable in its own right. Under the Limitation Act 1980, [...]

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