Defamation: Law and Practice - Hardcover

Neville Cox; Eoin McCullough

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190553664X ISBN 13: 9781905536641

Publisher: Clarus Press Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Defamation: Law and Practice provides an in-depth analysis and comprehensive coverage of defamation law in Ireland, including coverage of substantive and procedural law. The enactment of Ireland's Defamation Act 2009 has overhauled and repealed the 1961 Act and has created a new tort of defamation, abolishing the distinction between libel and slander. New statutory defenses have been created and new amendments to procedures have been introduced. Remedies and damages have been overhauled as the landscape for defamation enters into a new era. The ability to defame has also increased astronomically, with the advent of social networking and individuals having the ability to publish the thoughts and ideas from their mobile phone, tablets, and home computers. The book contains analysis of the elements of the tort of defamation, defenses to a defamation action, damages and other reliefs, the application of human rights law in the context of defamation, the application of practice and procedure rules in defamation cases, and a body of useful precedents. It is a definitive work on defamation law in Ireland, and it will be utilized by leading legal professionals working within this practice area, as well as lawyers from other jurisdictions researching defamation law for comparative and authoritative reasons.

About this title

About the Author:

Neville Cox BL, is a practising barrister and Associate Professor of Law in Trinity College Dublin.
Eoin McCullough SC has practiced extensively in defamation and related areas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarus Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 190553664X
• ISBN 13: 9781905536641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 762