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Report of the Review of the Defamation Act 2009
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The major proposals arising from the Review include:
- an end to juries in defamation cases
- easier access to justice for individuals whose reputation is unfairly attacked
- clearer protection for responsible public interest journalism
- reducing legal costs and delays
- measures to encourage prompt correction and apology, where mistakes are made; and new measures to combat abuse
- make it easier to grant orders directing online service providers to disclose the identity of an anonymous poster of defamatory material
