Blackstone's Guide to the Defamation Act

Blackstone's Guide to the Defamation Act

Author: James Price QC

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-09-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199664214

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The first detailed and practical commentary on the effect of the Defmation Act 2013 combines the full text of the Act with an expert narrative provided by a team of specialists from 5RB and presents them in a straightforward layout, enabling ease of use as a reference source.


Blackstone's Guide to the Defamation Act 2013

Blackstone's Guide to the Defamation Act 2013

Author: James Price QC

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780191008153

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The first detailed and practical commentary on the effect of the Defmation Act 2013 combines the full text of the Act with an expert narrative provided by a team of specialists from 5RB and presents them in a straightforward layout, enabling ease of use as a reference source.


Blackstone's Guide to the Defamation Act

Blackstone's Guide to the Defamation Act

Author: James Price

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 9780191008160

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The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants. This new Blackstone's Guide combines the full text of the Act and extracts of related relevant legislation with an expert narrative. It brings practitioners up-to-date with this complex piece of drafting. Its clear and practical layout make it the ideal reference source for anyone working in the area. The Blackstone.


Blackstone's Guide to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Blackstone's Guide to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Author: Edward Rees

Publisher: Blackstone Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199535385

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The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latest legislative changes and amendments. Published soon after an Act they offer expert commentary by leading names on the effects, extent and scope of the legislation, plus a full copy of the Act itself. Theyoffer a cost-effective solution to key information needs and are the perfect companion for any practitioner needing to get up to speed with the latest changes.The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) came into force in February 2003, introducing a new anti-money laundering regime. It created the Asset Recovery Agency; introduced wide new powers in relation to the confiscation of criminal property; as well as new civil recovery and enforcement powers.The third edition provides a clear and accessible exploration of POCA, which has been completely updated to include all recent developments notably; the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA), the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and the Fraud Act 2006. It includes the full updated text ofPOCA 2002, plus other essential materials. Included are the Crown Court Rules governing procedures, forms and timetables, and Codes of Practice dealing with search, seizure warrants and production and disclosure orders.


Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998

Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998

Author: John Wadham

Publisher: Blackstone Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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The Human Rights Act 1998 and the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights should have a significant impact in the constitutional balance between the citizen and the state. The Act ensures that the rights in the Convention are binding on all public bodies or those that exercise public functions.


Blackstone's Guide to the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Blackstone's Guide to the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Author: Denis Barry

Publisher: Blackstone's Guides

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780198726111

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The Consumer Rights Act is a vital and far-reaching piece of legislation containing provisions specific to contract and consumer law, criminal law, and competition law. It sets out a much-needed framework to consolidate the key consumer rights surrounding contracts for goods, services, and digital content, as well as the law relating to unfair terms in consumer contracts. The Act introduces easier routes for consumers and SMEs to challenge anti-competitive behavior through the Competition Appeal Tribunal, as well as confirming enforcers' powers to investigate potential breaches of consumer law. Ultimately, the Act gives civil courts and public enforcers greater flexibility to take the most appropriate action for consumers when dealing with breaches of consumer law. This Blackstone's Guide, written by a team of leading experts in the field, provides clear and concise coverage of the Consumer Rights Act's history, scope, and application. It is the complete resource for anyone looking for an introduction to this wide-ranging Act. The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latest legislative changes and amendments. Published soon after enactment, they offer expert commentary by leading names on the scope, extent and effects of the legislation, plus a full copy of the Act itself. They offer a cost-effective solution to key information needs and are the perfect companion for any practitioner needing to get up to speed with the latest changes.


Draft Defamation Bill

Draft Defamation Bill

Author: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780101802024

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This consultation paper sets out the Government's proposals for reform of the law on defamation, aiming to achieve balance between protection of freedom of speech and the protection of reputation. The Government wants to ensure that the threat of libel proceedings is not used to frustrate robust scientific and academic debate, or to impede responsible investigative journalism and the valuable work undertaken by nongovernmental organisations. Issues included in the draft Bill are as follows: a new requirement that a statement must have caused substantial harm in order for it to be defamatory; a new statutory defence of responsible publication on matters of public interest; a statutory defence of truth (replacing the current common law defence of justification); a statutory defence of honest opinion (replacing the current common law defence of fair/honest comment); provisions updating and extending the circumstances in which the defences of absolute and qualified privilege are available; introduction of a single publication rule to prevent an action being brought in relation to publication of the same material by the same publisher after a one year limitation period has passed; action to address libel tourism by ensuring a court will not accept jurisdiction unless satisfied that England and Wales is clearly the most appropriate place to bring an action against someone who is not domiciled in the UK or an EU Member State; removal of the presumption in favour of jury trial, so that the judge would have a discretion to order jury trial where it is in the interests of justice.


A Concise History of the Common Law

A Concise History of the Common Law

Author: Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett

Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 1584771372

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Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.


Reputation and Defamation

Reputation and Defamation

Author: Lawrence McNamara

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780191710858

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Lawrence McNamara develops a new theory of reputation through a comparative analysis of how courts in England, the United States and other common law countries have responded to shifting attitudes towards moral values and developed new tests for what should count as 'defamatory'.