See also Practice Direction
53
Part
53
DEFAMATION CLAIMS
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Scope of this Part
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53.1 |
This Part contains rules about defamation
claims.
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Summary disposal under the Defamation Act
1996
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53.2 |
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This rule provides for summary disposal in accordance
with the Defamation Act 1996 (‘the Act’)1
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An application for summary judgment under Part 24 may
not be made if –
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an application has been made for summary disposal
in accordance with the Act, and that application has not been disposed of;
or
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summary relief has been granted on an application
for summary disposal under the Act.
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The court may on any application for summary disposal
direct the defendant to elect whether or not to make an offer to make amends
under section 2 of the Act.
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When it makes a direction under paragraph (4), the
court will specify the time by which and the manner in which –
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the election is to be made; and
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notification of it is to be given to the court
and the other parties.
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Sources of information
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53.3 |
Unless the court orders otherwise, a party will not be
required to provide further information about the identity of the
defendant’s sources of information.
(Part 18 provides for requests for further
information)
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