Today we’re talking about DEFAMATION so you guys better be prepared to take notes!

There’s a number of things for you to prove to have a cause of action in defamation.

But to put simply, it must be an untrue statement which lowers the esteem of the claimant in mind of a reasonably thinking individual.

There are two mains types of defamation - libel & slander.

The difference between the two is quite simple!

Last but not least, we provide defences to the claim of defamation. These mainly focus on public interest, parliamentary privilege and whether the person was telling the truth.