- 1.Serious harm
- 2.Truth
- 3.Honest opinion
- 4.Publication on matter of public interest
- 5.Operators of websites
- 6.Peer-reviewed statement in scientific or academic journal etc
- 7.Reports etc protected by privilege
- 8.Single publication rule
- 9.Action against a person not domiciled in the UK or a Member State etc
- 10.Action against a person who was not the author, editor etc
- 11.Trial to be without a jury unless the court orders otherwise
- 12.Power of court to order a summary of its judgment to be published
- 13.Order to remove statement or cease distribution etc
- 14.Special damage
- 15.Meaning of “publish” and “statement”
- 16.Consequential amendments and savings etc
- 17.Short title, extent and commencement
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