Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

Publisher’s Version

Publication Date

3-2014

Abstract

The much awaited new legislation affecting English defamation law received Royal Assent in April 2013, ushering in changes substantive as well as cosmetic. Some of the substantive changes are radical and reflect the increasing emphasis on the right of freedom of expression. This comment deals with the key changes brought about by the new Defamation Act 2013.

Discipline

Communications Law

Publication

Singapore Academy of Law Journal

Volume

26

Issue

1

First Page

98

Last Page

110

ISSN

0218-2009

Publisher

Singapore Academy of Law

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