11. In its scoping study, the Law Commission concluded that “the present [limitation] period of one year may cause hardship to claimants, who have little time to prepare a case. However, it is potentially unfair to defendants to allow actions to be brought against newspapers after their original publication, simply because copies have been placed [...]
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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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Background
The civil law on defamation has developed through the common law over hundreds of years, periodically being supplemented by statute, most recently by the Defamation Acts of 1952 and 1996.
Defamation is the collective term for libel and slander, and occurs when a person communicates material to a third party, in words or any other form, [...]
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This paper sets out for consultation the issue of whether there is a need for reform of the law in relation to the multiple publication rule in defamation proceedings and the limitation periods for civil actions. The consultation is aimed at parties involved in actions for defamation and their representatives and at others with an interest in the [...]
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