Defamation Part 1 Flashcards
What difference between criminal and civil law
Civil and criminal court structure consist of Criminal Court of appeal Crown court Magistrate court
Civil Court of appeal High court of justice Queens bench chancery and family County court
What is defamation
Libel printed performed or broadcast
Slander spoken but not broadcast
Two key term
Damages if you lose civil law case such as libel the court can you pay damages compensation to the
person or company that sued you
Costs the lawyers bills
Lawyer you don’t want to hear about
Carter ruck the mother of all libel firms the guardian fearsome the Sunday express
Long best known and most feared libel lawyer
The daily mail
Schilling
Miscon de Rey
Two type of damage
Compensation damages
Exemplary damages heavier damage
What’s the definition of ipso
Independent press standards organisation is not a official recognised regulations it refuse to apply for states
What do you think newspapers and magazines make of these term of section 40
Crime court act is now law
Government chosen not to implement sections 40 for now a future government
What is cost of damages
Average damage are currently in ten of thousands of pound