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Defamation Act 2013 - Section 1: Serious harm requirement - A claimant must demonstrate that a published statement has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to their reputation

Defamation Act 2013 - Section 2: Defense of truth - A defendant can claim the statement was substantially true as a complete defense

Defamation Act 2013 - Section 3: Defense of honest opinion - Protects expressions of opinion as opposed to statements of fact

Defamation Act 2013 - Section 4: Publication on matter of public interest - Provides defense for statements on matters of public interest if the defendant reasonably believed publication was in the public interest

Defamation Act 2013 - Section 8: Single publication rule - Defines when the limitation period begins for online publications

Defamation Act 2013 - Section 9: Jurisdiction requirements - Specifies rules for bringing defamation actions against persons not domiciled in the UK, EU, or Lugano Convention state

Limitation Act 1980 - Section 4A: Sets one-year limitation period for bringing defamation claims, starting from the date of publication

Common Law - Libel vs Slander: Legal distinction between written defamation (libel) and spoken defamation (slander)

Common Law - Identification: Requirement that the defamatory statement must be shown to refer to the claimant

Common Law - Publication: Requirement that the defamatory statement must have been communicated to at least one person other than the claimant

Common Law - Burden of Proof: Principles determining which party bears the burden of proving different elements of the claim or defense

Civil Procedure Rules: Procedural rules governing how defamation claims must be brought before the courts in England and Wales

Pre-action Protocol for Media and Communications Claims: Specific procedures that must be followed before commencing formal legal proceedings in defamation cases

Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct: General guidelines on steps parties should take before commencing proceedings, including attempting to resolve the dispute