<p><strong>Part One - What the Claimants must Prove</strong><br />
General<br />
The defamatory statement<br />
Publication<br />
Identification<br />
Slander claims and special damages<br />
Malicious falsehood<br />
<strong>Part Two - Defences</strong><br />
General<br />
Justification<br />
Fair comment<br />
Privilege &ndash; general<br />
Absolute privilege<br />
Qualified privilegeduty and interest<br />
Qualified privilege &ndash;&nbsp;<em>Reynolds<br />
Qualified privilege &ndash; reports<br />
Secondary responsibility<br />
Offer of amends<br />
Miscellaneous defences and prohibitions or restrictions on bringing a defamation claim<br />
Malice</em><br />
<strong>Part Three - Remedies</strong><br />
General<br />
Damages<br />
Injunctions<br />
Apologies<br />
<strong>Part Four - Procedure, Strategy and Tactics</strong><br />
General considerations for claimants<br />
General considerations for defendants<br />
Defamation and the CPR<br />
Commencing a defamation claim<br />
Jurisdiction - claims with a foreign element<br />
Statements of case<br />
Summary disposal and strike-out<br />
Disclosure and further information<br />
From CMC to trial<br />
Trial<br />
Appeals<br />
Costs, security for costs and conditional fees<br />
<strong>Part Five - Specific Considerations</strong><br />
Internet<br />
Pre-publication considerations for publishers<br />
Consideration for a person facing a threatened defamatory publication<br />
<strong>Part Six - Human Rights and Privacy</strong><br />
Human Rights Act 1998<br />
Defamation and Privacy<br />
<strong>Appendices</strong><br />
Precedents<br />
Statutes<br />
Schedule of defamation trials since 1990<br />
Court of Appeal on damages<br />
Personal Injury Awards<br />
Glossary<br />
Criminal libel</p>
