Duncan and Neill on Defamation and other Media and Communications Claims 6th ed

Duncan and Neill is a leading authority on defamation law and other related types of action, and as such is an essential addition to the legal library of all practitioners specialising in this area, as well as students, academics and generalists who require a clear overview of the subject.

It is a concise and comprehensive work on defamation, misuse of private information, malicious falsehood, harassment and data protection. Previous editions have been cited frequently by first instance and appellate courts.

The new sixth edition will cover developments in the law and practice of the areas covered in the book since the last edition, including:

• A fully revised chapter on the meaning of defamatory addressing the latest case law on ‘serious harm’
• New Court of Appeal authority on the issue of identification
• New case law on the substantive defamation defences
• Consideration of what is left of Jameel abuse after Mueen-Uddin v SSHD [2024] AC 945
• Consideration of the post-Brexit landscape in terms of jurisdiction and choice of law
• The new analysis of malicious falsehood in George v Cannell [2024] UKSC 19
• Similarities and divergences between the various publication torts
• The latest law on damages, and an updated table of recent awards
• Up-to-date guide to practice and procedure, including preliminary issue trials and the new rules concerning SLAPPs