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Report 11 (1971) - Defamation

Index

History of this Reference (Digest)

Report Paragraph
Notes Paragraph
 
Advancement-
144
of education
of enlightenment
144
Amends, offer of-(see "Offer of Amends")
Apology (see "Offer of Amends"; "Damages")
296
defence of, with payment into court
 
Blackmail
12,301
Blasphemous Libel
3
247,248
 
Causes of Action
36-56
Codification
18,19
3, 4, 161, 162
Commencement of Proposed Bill
1
Comment-
codification in part
161,162
defendant, of
196-206
defendant's servant or agent,
207
effect of defence
211
fairness
196-200
generally
32-36
161-211
proper material for basis of
171-191
proper material, not wholly based on
185-191
public interest
179-184,194-5
stranger, of
208
Common law-
defences
58
survival of
5
Confidential Information, protection of
5
Conflict of laws
53
Consolidation of actions..
297
Contextual Imputations
73,74
Contradiction
140-143
Correction (see "Offer of Amends” "Damages")
Court Notices
149-152
Credit Bureaux
101-109
Criminal Libel-
broadcasting and television
311
costs
256,304
criminal informations excluded
260
defamatory meaning
261
entering dock
13
generally
57
247-261
innocent seller
309
lawful excuse
257-259
libel in periodical
308
master and servant
310
offence
249-253,256
penalty
254
special plea
259
trivial cases
271
verdict
261
Crimination
9,277-279
Crown-Bill to bind
28,29
 
Damages-
apology
295
conduct of proceedings
227-241
death of defamed person
224
exemplary
42-55
1226
generally
222-246
malice, etc. of publisher
1225-226
other publications
223, 323
other recoveries
247
punitive
42-55
report of proceedings
227-241
retributive
42-55
subsequent conduct of publisher
227-232
truth or falsity of imputation. .
242-245
vindictive
42-55
Dead, defamation of the..
7
26,252
Death of Defamed Person
24,26,224
Death of Defamer
25
Defamation Act, 1958, repeal of
2
Defence, statement of
325,326
Discovery-
proprietors of newspapers
7
authors of defamatory matter
299
 
Education, advancement of
144
Enlightenment, advancement of
144
Evidence-
criminal offence
59-62
18-21,264-276
publication etc...
262-263
self-crimination
277-279
Explanation
140-143
 
Fair Comment (see "Comment')
Falsity, no presumption of
35
 
Innocent publication (see "Offer of Amends")
Innuendo, false
42, 44, 49, 319, 321
Innuendo, true
6, 43, 44, 49, 319,321,322
Interpretation of Bill
30-32
 
Judgments, etc.-copies of
134-137
 
Malicious Falsehood
4
Meaning-
natural and ordinary
42
direct
42
Mercantile Agencies
101-109
Motive, for publication of protected reports
146-148
 
Newspapers, breach of law as to printing of, etc.
314
Notice-
court
149-152
official
153-160
 
Obscene Libel
3
14,247,248
Offer of amends-
costs and expenses
219
determination of questions
216,217
effect of acceptance and performance
218
generally
37-41
212-221
innocent publication
214
limited effect of agreement
221
offer not accepted
220
other publishers
221
particulars in support of offer
215
Official documents and records
129-138
Official Notice
153-160
 
Parliament-
parliamentary papers
130-133
(see "Privilege, absolute")
Particulars
323,324,329
Paymer,t into Court
296
Pleading-
general
54
(see, "Statement of Claim"; "Defence, statement of", "Reply")
Privacy, protection
5
Privilege, absolute-
inquiries, official
86, 87
judicial proceedings
77
matters published by parliamentary authority
78-84, 85
Parliamentary proceedings
75
Petition to Parliament
76
Privilege, qualified-
compared with defence of truth
61
generally
88-96, 293
information
101
mistaken character of recipient
100
multiple publication
97-99
publication excessive in part
98
qualified privilege a question for the court
110-112
Protected reports-
court proceedings
283,289
fairness
124- 127
generally
27-30
118-128, 139-148, 283-290
Public documents and records
129-138
Public Interest
59, 68-72
Purpose, of publication of protected reports
146-148
 
Reference, terms of
1-5
Report, ambit of
1-6
Reports (see "Protected Reports")
Rules of Court
64-66
317-330
 
Seditious Libel
3
247,248
Slander-
criminal (see "Criminal Libel")
generally
33,34
of goods
4
of title
4
Statement of Claim
318-322
 
Terms of Reference
1-5
Title, short
1
Truth-
and public interest
68
contextual amputations
73,74
defence generally
61-72
"matters of substantial truth"; meaning
30-31
on occasion of qualified privilege
65-72
 
Unintentional defamation (see "Offer of Amends")
Unlikelihood of 'iarni
60
 
Venereal Disease
23
Verdict
53.56
 
Working Paper
10
 
 

 


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