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The Tort of Defamation: Concepts and Cases on Libel and Slander in Malaysia and Singapore (eBook)

The Tort of Defamation is an authoritative specialist text covering various defamation situations occurring in context of the Malaysian and Singapore's landscape.
by K.Kuldeep Singh (Author)
Publisher: LexisNexis
eBook
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Published: 01 August, 2016
ISBN/ISSN: 9789674006020
Publisher: LexisNexis

Product description

The Tort of Defamation is an authoritative specialist text covering various defamation situations occurring in context of the Malaysian and Singapore's landscape. The book examines the dual importance of the right of freedom of speech and expression on one hand, and the right to personal privacy.

Key Features

• Opinions, comments and points of views against safeguarding reputations, character and conduct of person(s), case laws from various jurisdictions are referred to

• Each area of the law on defamation is explained, there is a clear demarcation between defamation action, sedition and other laws that also prevent harmful text or speech

• Discussions on new arrears such as Defamation - the meaning under the Penal Code and Criminal Defamation, types of remedies and damages available in defamation cases and etc.

• The chapters are laid out in a systematic and deliberate manner building and explaining the principles that are involved

• Provides all the key areas and general principles of defamation and is an essential reading for both practitioners and academics
 

Featured Authors

K.Kuldeep Singh

K.Kuldeep Singh

K. Kuldeep Singh is a non-practicing lawyer who has completed his Masters in Law. He has also worked in the past on several Annotated Statutes of Malaysia (ASM) titles including the Defamation Handbook for Malayan Law Journal (MLJ).

Table of contents

Part One: Principles of Defamation
 The Defamatory Statement
 Words- Contention Principle
 The Identification Principle
 Publication and Circulation Principle
 Defamation: Cyber Libel and Liability in Virtual Ink
 Criminal Defamation Action
 
 Part Two: Defenses
 General Principles of Defenses in Defamation Litigation
 Malicious Falsehoods
 Defenses as Provided Under the Defamation Act 1957
 
 Part Three: Remedies
 Remedies 
 Injunctions 
 Costs in the Matter
 
 Part Four: Quantum
 Common Principles
 Principles Applied in Malaysia and Singapore 
 Rules of Computation 
 Other Compensatory Approaches 
 List of Cases
 
 Part Five: Postscript – Trespass of Reputation 
 Legislative Review 
 The Need to Establish the Element of ‘Harm’ in Defamation Action 
 Imposing Limits on Awards, Granting Exemplary Damages, Costs 
 Balancing the Chilling Effect and the Public Right to be informed 
 Is There a Need for Criminalizing Defamatory Actions?
 

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