Efam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This summary of the subject 'Defamation and Assault' taught in Law in Society at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. It includes tort and criminal law and is chronologically organised.

This is a well written and clear set of lecture notes to do with the law of tort. Separated into clear and easy to understand sub sections. Notes made by an Accelerated law student in the 2 year law programme, case laws and notes are included. Negligence and nervous shock, occupiers liability, duty of care, causation, defamation, etc.

Why does defamation law exist? - To protect the moral or professional reputation of a person from an unjusitfied attack Two different types of defamation? - Libel - written, recorded etc Slander - spoken What does the Defamation Act 2013 say about defamatory statements? - A statement is not defamatory unless it has caused, or is likely to cause, 'serious harm' to a person's reputation. In the case of a trading company it must cause, or be likely to cause, 'serious financial loss.' W...

a summary of common law dignity and defamation

The following document consists of concepts of Defamation according to the British Media Regulation. These notes also consist of the pages of the book Essential Law for Journalists book where the student can find this information. Links to Defamation concepts are also provided.

The following document consists of an explanation of what is Defamation and the rules of each concept (ie. Meaning of words, Inferences...) These notes also consist of the pages of the book Essential Law for Journalists where the student can find this information. Links to the Defamation concepts and explanations are also provided.

W4 and 5 UK Media Law - Defamation and Malicious Falsehood notes from City, UOL.

w4 and 5 UK Media Law - Defamation and Malicious Falsehood from City, UOL.

This diagram provides a summary of defamation law. It was used during my UK Media Law exam during my MA in Magazine Journalism.