The Law of Defamation

The new edition of The Law of Defamation will provide practitioners and media professionals with the latest significant case law, along with a comprehensive but straightforward analysis of the developing law of libel in Ireland. All chapters have been revised and rewritten to incorporate recent developments. The new edition features the significant Irish cases of recent years, including: Lennon v HSE [2015] concerning the right to a jury Christie v TV3 [2015] on the effect of an offer of amends Leech v Independent Newspapers [2014] on calculating upper level damages O Brien v RT [2015] on injunctions and parliamentary privilege Meegan v Times Newspapers [2015] on discovery of journalists notes Philpott v Irish Examiner [2016] on court reporting privilege Watson v MGN [2016] on delays and limitation periods McDonagh v Sunday Newspapers [2016] on appealing quantum of damages It also deals with the influential cases emanating from the European Court of Human Rights and from other jurisdictions, including: Delfi AS v Estonia [2015], the key ECHR ruling on internet comments Google Spain v Costeja Gonzalez [2014] the European Court of Justice case on the right to be forgotten on the internet McAlpine v Bercow [2013] on libel by emoji in a tweet